Tencent AI chief warns of AI bioweapons, urges middle ground on model openness

Tencent chief AI scientist Yao Shunyu says AI will soon be capable of developing bioweapons and argues for a middle ground between open and closed models rather than fully closing them.

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2026-11-09 15:44 · The Decoder
Tencent's AI chief says AI bioweapons are coming, but closing off models isn't the answer

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