Tencent AI Head Advocates Hybrid Open- and Closed-Source Approach to Address AI Bio Risks
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On November 9, 2026, The Decoder reported that Tencent's Chief AI Scientist Yao Shunyu said in an interview with the South China Morning Post that AI will soon be capable of developing biological weapons, and he believes this risk is approaching. On model openness strategy, Yao Shunyu argued that neither fully open nor fully closed models can solve safety issues: fully open-source models could allow dangerous capabilities to be misused, while fully closed-source is also not the answer. He advocates a hybrid open- and closed-source approach, giving defenders access to the relevant technologies as well, to balance safety and openness. This is the latest report on the event, with no further developments from other parties.
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- The DecoderTencent's AI chief says AI bioweapons are coming, but closing off models isn't the answer
Tencent chief AI scientist Yao Shunyu told the South China Morning Post that AI will soon be capable of developing bioweapons, and that fully open or fully closed models won’t solve the problem; he advocates a mix of open-source and closed-source approaches so defenders can also use the technology.
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