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title: "Sources: the UK government is planning to regulate the use of AI in gene synthesis to prevent terrorists and other bad actors from using AI for bioweapons (Ellen Milligan/Bloomberg)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/sources-the-uk-government-is-planning-to-regulate-the-use-of-ai-in-aed6d887
published: 2026-08-12T16:15:01.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# Sources: the UK government is planning to regulate the use of AI in gene synthesis to prevent terrorists and other bad actors from using AI for bioweapons (Ellen Milligan/Bloomberg)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-08-12 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/sources-the-uk-government-is-planning-to-regulate-the-use-of-ai-in-aed6d887

Ellen Milligan / Bloomberg : Sources: the UK government is planning to regulate the use of AI in gene synthesis to prevent terrorists and other bad actors from using AI for bioweapons — The UK government is planning to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in gene synthesis as officials become increasingly concerned …

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## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/260812/p42#a260812p42)

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