# The specter of AI-enabled bioweapons is a wake-up call for biotech

**Published:** September 18, 2026
**Author:** Jessica Hamzelou
**Source:** MIT Technology Review
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/the-specter-of-ai-enabled-bioweapons-is-a-wake-up-call-for-biotech

In recent weeks, leaders of some of the biggest AI companies have warned that the very tech they are developing is dangerous. Last weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei argued that AI carries serious risk and that progress should be slowed. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded on X: “I…

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**Tags:** #OpenAI #Anthropic #Сэм Альтман

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