biosecurity

Stanford researchers use AI to design 16 working viruses from scratch

Researchers at Stanford University and the Arc Institute have used generative AI to design complete viral genomes that function in the laboratory, producing 16 novel bacteriophages capable of infecting and killing *Escherichia coli* — including strains resistant to natural phages.…

AI designs first functional viruses not found in nature

Researchers at Stanford University and the Arc Institute have used artificial intelligence to design 16 functional viruses with genomes never before seen in nature, in what scientists describe as a "very significant turning point" for synthetic biology. The work, published…

Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs launch AI bioresilience program

Google DeepMind Alphabet Inc. and Isomorphic Labs on Thursday unveiled a joint bioresilience program that aims to use artificial intelligence to help governments and researchers prevent, detect, and respond to biological threats, from natural disease outbreaks to the potential misuse…

Anthropic hiring weapons experts to guard AI from misuse

Anthropic is on a hiring spree for enforcement analysts and subject-matter experts tasked with preventing its AI systems from being used to help build weapons of mass destruction, commit cyberattacks, or carry out financial fraud.

Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 draws fire for blocking basic biology questions

Anthropic launched Claude Fable 5 on Tuesday, its first publicly available Mythos-class AI model, but the system's automated safety classifiers are already frustrating users who say the guardrails block routine questions about biology, medicine, and cybersecurity — topics the model…