OpenAI warns that its new ChatGPT Agent has the ability to aid dangerous bioweapon development

• OpenAI has warned that its new ChatGPT Agent feature poses heightened bioweapon risks. The tool is designed to automate everyday tasks, but safety researchers found the model could also potentially help novices create biological threats. The launch comes amid growing competition to build AI agents capable of autonomously completing tasks.

OpenAI’s newest product promises to make it easier for someone to automatically gather data, create spreadsheets, book travel, spin up slide decks—and...