AI 现已能指导业余病毒学家，顶级科技领袖敦促国会就 DNA 安全采取行动
阅读原文· the-decoder.comSam Altman、Dario Amodei、Demis Hassabis 等科技领袖联名敦促美国政府将合成 DNA 订单的筛查列为法律强制要求。联名信警告称，AI 系统在实验室操作流程上已超越博士水平的病毒学家，大幅增加了生物武器被滥用的风险。
AI can now coach amateur virologists, and top tech leaders want Congress to act on DNA security
In an open letter, top tech executives and scientists are urging the US government to make screening of synthetic DNA orders a legal requirement. Signatories include Sam Altman (OpenAI), Dario Amodei (Anthropic), Demis Hassabis (Google DeepMind), Mustafa Suleyman (Microsoft AI), and Nobel laureates David Baker and Martin Hellman.
Scientists have known for more than 20 years that viruses can be reconstructed from synthetic DNA. AI systems now outperform PhD-level virologists on questions about lab procedures, raising the risk of misuse. Many providers already screen orders voluntarily, but the signatories want uniform rules for all manufacturers, including recordkeeping requirements for traceability.