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Lunai Bioworks Launches AI Tool to Block Chemical Weapon Design
Sentinel embeds in AI foundation models to block novel chemical threats using proprietary toxicology data, addressing growing dual-use risks in generative chemistry, Lunai said.
- On Jan. 27, 2026, Lunai Bioworks announced the deployment of Sentinel, a transformer-based AI safeguard embedded in foundation models to block novel chemical agents in real time.
- As global attention intensifies around dual‑use risks, rising concern about AI biosecurity helped prompt Lunai's deployment of its Sentinel safeguard.
- Trained on 550 million public chemical structures and Lunai's proprietary toxicology and in‑vivo datasets, Sentinel uses transformer‑based molecular encoders to evaluate and block hazardous molecular requests in real time.
- The announcement targets AI developers, government agencies, and life‑sciences platforms, positioning Lunai at the forefront of AI safety infrastructure amid growing biosecurity focus.
- Industry tests found screening tools missed many AI-designed toxic sequences; after upgrades, systems flagged 72% on average, including 97% of highest-risk ones.
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