Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and Demis Hassabis have signed a joint open letter calling on Congress to mandate screening of synthetic nucleic acid orders
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Top AI CEOs Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and Demis Hassabis have co-signed an open letter urging Congress to pass legislation requiring screening of synthetic nucleic acid orders to prevent misuse for biological weapons.
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