Proposal: make IBBIS screening mandatory for labs producing synthetic DNA sequences
nptacek · x · 2026-10-07
A concrete, bipartisan proposal for AI biorisk: mandate IBBIS screening for every lab producing synthetic DNA sequences. The author argues that biorisk advocates not pushing such an obvious policy makes him anxious about their strategies; nptacek shared it approvingly.
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