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Author Drexel, Bill, author

Title AI and the evolution of biological national security risks : capabilities, thresholds, and interventions / Bill Drexel and Caleb Withers
Published Washington, DC : Center for a New American Security, 2024
©2024

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Description 1 online resource (39 pages) : color illustrations, color portraits, color photographs
Contents Executive summary. -- Introduction. -- The current state of catastrophic biological risks. -- AI safety and biosecurity. -- Capabilities to monitor. -- Recommendations. -- Conclusion
Summary Not long after COVID-19 gave the world a glimpse of the catastrophic potential of biological events, experts began warning that rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) could augur a world of bioterrorism, unprecedented superviruses, and novel targeted bioweapons. But assessing the degree to which these concerns are warranted—and what to do about them—requires weighing a range of complex factors. This report considers these factors to provide policymakers with a broad understanding of the evolving intersection of AI and biotechnology, along with actionable recommendations to curb the worst risks to national security from biological threats
Notes "August 2024"--Cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-39)
Notes Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover page (CNAS, viewed August 18, 2024)
Subject Artificial intelligence -- Military applications.
Biological warfare -- Technological innovations -- risk assessent
Pandemics -- Risk assessment
Biotechnology -- Technological innovations -- Risk assessment
Form Electronic book
Author Withers, Caleb, author
Center for a New American Security, publisher.
Other Titles Artificial intelligence and the evolution of biological national security risks