It’s been almost three decades since the Rage virus escaped from a biological weapons laboratory. Still living in a ...

Cornell researchers have found a new and potentially more accurate way to see what proteins are doing inside living ...

A controversial medical project has finally taken off, thanks to a hefty donation from the world's largest medical charity, the Wellcome Trust. Work has begun on creating artificial human DNA from ...

Numerous examples from independent testers and journalists have shown that AI systems — including OpenAI’s — can be tricked ...

Biological Weapons More Dangerous Than Nuclear Bombs When we talk about weapons, the first thing that flashes in our mind is a big explosion and roar of tanks and missiles.

The rage virus that escaped from a bio-weapons lab in 28 Days Later has been contained -- to all of England -- in this third installment of the auteur-horror franchise.

This month, three Chinese nationals were charged with smuggling biological agents into the United States. The attempts could be part of a biological weapons attack on America's farms and ranches ...

If an AI is powerful enough to make beneficial scientific discoveries, it's also capable of being used for harm, OpenAI says.

A OpenAI predicts that successors to its “o3” reasoning model will trigger “high risk” status under its biological threat readiness framework. Mitigation measures include training models to refuse ...

OpenAI says its next generation of AI models could significantly increase the risk of biological weapon development, even enabling individuals with no scientific background to create dangerous agents.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with journalist Steve Coll about the parallels between Iraq and Iran when it comes to discussions of a potential war due to an adversarial country's weapons program.