Tencent’s AI chief warns AI could soon cross a dangerous threshold in biology

Tencent chief AI scientist Yao Shunyu warned that AI models’ biological capabilities will soon reach a point where “it’s actually possible to do harm,” the South China Morning Post reports. The report describes potential gains in drug discovery but also cites experts’ warnings that malicious actors could use AI to create bioweapons, especially if models are released as open-weight software.