# OpenAI Partners with Los Alamos National Laboratory on AI Safety Research

OpenAI announced a new research partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory focused on evaluating biological risks from advanced AI systems.

The collaboration will develop safety assessments to measure the biological capabilities of frontier AI models—the most powerful and cutting-edge AI systems currently being developed. The partnership aims to identify potential risks these models could pose in biological domains before they become dangerous.

Los Alamos National Laboratory, a federally funded research institution known for national security work, brings deep expertise in biosecurity and threat assessment. This makes them a natural partner for evaluating whether AI models could enable the creation of biological weapons or other biohazards.

The announcement comes as AI companies face mounting pressure from regulators and safety advocates to rigorously test their most powerful models. There are growing concerns that advanced AI systems could eventually help bad actors design dangerous pathogens or circumvent biosecurity measures.