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AI will soon master biology, unleashing new safety risks, Tencent AI chief warns
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Fusion42 · 8 November 2026 · Fusion42 review
Tencent's chief AI scientist warns that AI will soon master biology, enabling advances in medicine but raising serious safety risks such as bioweapons development and pandemics.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML.
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You face a new high-stakes risk where AI tools in biology can be misused for harm. Prepare your safety protocols and risk assessments now before this threat expands.
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