Australian parliamentary hearings urge 'strengthened AI defenses'; Global Shield warns malicious actors could use AI to develop bioweapons
Australia urged to ‘harden AI defence’ as malicious actors try to develop bioweapons, inquiry told
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Global Shield Australia urged the Australian government to strengthen AI defenses at a parliamentary AI safety hearing, with its Australia director Devon Whittle saying foreign actors have already tried to use advanced AI to develop biological agents and weapons, citing cases blocked by Anthropic's models in a report two weeks ago, including avian influenza virus development. The organization recommended introducing a mandatory reporting framework and screening imported synthetic DNA products, while also calling for legislation to regulate AI agents accessing data in violation of rules.
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