California Signs AB1864, Mandating DNA Synthesis Screening and Customer Verification
deanwball · x · 2026-10-01
Governor Newsom signed AB1864, turning voluntary OSTP DNA synthesis screening and customer verification guidance into statutory law in California — replacing years of unenforceable self-attestation. AI-biosecurity expert Dean Ball applauds it as a common-sense rule ahead of agents accelerating synthetic biology, and calls for federal and international equivalents.
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