Policy· The Decoder· Jun 4, 2026· 2 days ago· 1 min read
AI can now coach amateur virologists, and top tech leaders want Congress to act on DNA security
Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Demis Hassabis, and other tech leaders are urging the US government to make screening of synthetic DNA orders a legal requirement. AI systems already outperform PhD-level virologists on lab pro…
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