Kyle Chan(@kyleichan):China is following AI developments in the US very closely including recent news of AI designing new viruses. China's Science & Tech Daily headline: "AI generates functional viruses from scratch for the first time; the biosecurity risks posed by such technology cannot be ignored" AI首次从零生成功能性病毒，此类技术带来的生物安全问题不容忽视

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Kyle Chan@kyleichan

2026.08.11 01:45

China is following AI developments in the US very closely including recent news of AI designing new viruses. China's Science & Tech Daily headline: "AI generates functional viruses from scratch for the first time; the biosecurity risks posed by such technology cannot be ignored" AI首次从零生成功能性病毒，此类技术带来的生物安全问题不容忽视