AI CEOs call for mandatory synthetic DNA screening to prevent bioweapons

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In a June 2026 open letter, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Anthropic's Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis, and Microsoft AI's Mustafa Suleyman urge Congress to require companies selling synthetic DNA and RNA to screen orders for dangerous pathogen sequences, citing risks that AI could lower bioweapon knowledge barriers.

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Jun 4, 12:12 PM