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AI will soon master biology, unleashing new safety risks, Tencent AI chief warns
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AI will soon master biology, unleashing new safety risks, Tencent AI chief warns

Former OpenAI researcher Vinces Yao Shunyu highlights looming biosecurity threats at a Hong Kong science symposium.

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Tencent chief AI scientist Vinces Yao Shunyu warned that advanced artificial intelligence models will soon master biology, presenting significant risks alongside potential benefits.

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AI models are rapidly advancing in capabilities related to coding, cybersecurity, and biological sciences.

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Artificial intelligence models will soon be powerful enough to master biology, presenting both benefits and serious risks, Tencent Holdings’ chief AI scientist and former OpenAI star researcher Vinces Yao Shunyu said during a rare public appearance on Saturday.

The cyber abilities of [AI] models and soon [the] bio ability of models will reach a threshold where it’s actually possible to do harm, Yao said at a science symposium co-hosted by the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences and the Future Science Prize.

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  • What specific safeguards are being developed to mitigate biological risks?
  • When will AI models reach the threshold for potential biological harm?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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