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AI Raises New Biological Threats, Georgetown Experts Warn

Original: AI Is Rapidly Ushering the World into a New Era of Biological Threats Demanding an Incremental Framework to Strengthen Biosecurity.

Researchers at Georgetown University argue that artificial intelligence is rapidly creating a new era of biological threats, and are calling for an incremental framework to strengthen biosecurity. Their warning comes as AI tools make it easier to design or access dangerous biological information, outpacing existing safeguards. The proposal suggests stepping up oversight gradually rather than waiting for a single sweeping policy response.

Why now: Growing concern that AI is lowering barriers to creating biological risks, prompting debate over new biosecurity rules

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