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AI safety researcher weighs OpenAI partnership risks

AI safety researcher weighs OpenAI partnership risks

In May 2025, a biosecurity researcher met with Yo Shavit, who works on national security policy at OpenAI, to discuss collaboration on pandemic preparedness and model safety. The researcher's team initially expressed concern that models should not be built with capabilities to assist in creating pandemics.

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