OpenAI Funds Biosecurity Startup Valthos to Counter AI-Enhanced Biological Threats
Valthos Inc., a biosecurity startup, has emerged from stealth with $30 million in backing from OpenAI and other investors. The company aims to build software tools to prevent AI-assisted biological attacks that could create engineered pathogens with catastrophic potential.
Emerging Biosecurity Threats in the AI Era
Artificial intelligence advancements are creating new national security vulnerabilities, particularly in the realm of biological weapons development, according to recent analyses. A nightmare scenario described by the Center for AI Safety suggests that terrorists with minimal training could potentially use AI systems to engineer dangerous pathogens combining the most dangerous properties of existing viruses.