AI Safety Focus: Lab Automation Threats and the AST Framework
davidmanheim · x · 2026-07-30
As AI labs become more automated, smaller, and cheaper, combined with powerful open-weight models proficient in biology and hacking, significant threats emerge. To address these risks, the Center for Health Security introduced the Automated Laboratory Security Tier (AST) framework.
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