# OpenAI backs US congressional bills on AI and biological weapon threats

https://mins.news/en/item/60029

- Reuters, 2026-09-15 22:25 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-backs-bills-us-congress-ai-biological-weapon-threats-2026-09-15/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa9c5d142d5dc00014719d4

> OpenAI is supporting a series of bipartisan bills before the U.S. Congress that the company says could help prevent AI models from intensifying the threat of biological weapons and synthetic viruses, a spokesperson said Tuesday.

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