Tencent's Vinces Yao warns AI models will soon pose biological risks
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Tencent chief AI scientist Vinces Yao Shunyu warned at a Hong Kong science symposium that AI models will soon master biology, bringing benefits and serious risks.
He said models' cyber abilities already approach a threshold for real harm, and their biological abilities soon will too. The South China Morning Post reports that experts it cites warn malicious actors could use AI to produce bioweapons, especially if models are released as open-weight software.
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- South China Morning Post · TechNewsTencent AI chief Vinces Yao warns AI will soon master biology and enable harm
AITencent chief AI scientist Vinces Yao Shunyu warned at a Hong Kong science symposium that AI models will soon be able to master biology, creating benefits and serious risks. He said models' cyber abilities and soon their bio abilities will reach a threshold where it is actually possible to do harm. Experts cited in the article warn that malicious actors could use AI to produce bioweapons, especially if models are released as open-weight software.
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