OpenAI backs startup aiming to block AI-enabled bioweapons
REUTERS
OpenAI is the lead investor in a $15 million seed round in Red Queen Bio, which is trying to make sure the AI industry’s defenses are growing at least as rapidly as those who seek to exploit models to harm humans, the startup’s co-founder Hannu Rajaniemi said.
The investment is part of OpenAI’s broader effort to invest in startups that seek to contain the risks posed by AI. Last month, the company backed Valthos, a New York-based biosecurity software startup. OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon said OpenAI would consider investing in other startups focused on similar problems.
“We want to increase the overall resilience of the overall ecosystem,” Kwon said in an interview. “One of the best ways you can deal with the risk mitigation is more technology.”
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