Why AI is unlikely to wipe out humanity with bioweapons

Amid an Anthropic report on attempts to use Claude for bioweapon development and calls to regulate synthetic DNA, scientists say the AI bioweapon risk is exaggerated. The main barrier is not access to information but assembling a virus, materials and equipment.

• Anthropic reported attempts to use Claude for bioweapon development
• Scientists: the bottleneck is not information but virus assembly and materials
• Ginkgo Bioworks: AI could not seize a lab because of people
• Experts propose tighter control over DNA synthesis and air filtration