# AI can now coach amateur virologists, and top tech leaders want Congress to act on DNA security

> Source: <https://the-decoder.com/ai-can-now-coach-amateur-virologists-and-top-tech-leaders-want-congress-to-act-on-dna-security/>
> Published: 2026-06-04 10:07:51+00:00

Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Demis Hassabis, and other tech leaders are urging the US government to make screening of synthetic DNA orders a legal requirement. AI systems already outperform PhD-level virologists on lab procedures, the signatories warn, raising the risk of misuse for biological weapons.

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