AI vs. Bioweapons: The Race to Stop AI-Designed Pandemics

The Debate

Should the AI industry slam the brakes on development to prevent catastrophic, AI-designed pandemics—or is that a naive move that would just hand the advantage to adversaries willing to play dirty?

That’s the fiery question erupting from Anthropic’s latest threat report and CEO Dario Amodei’s urgent call to “slow the pace.” On one side: safety researchers and policymakers terrified that today’s AI models are already being weaponized to design deadly viruses. On the other:...