AI and the New Age of Bioweapons

AI and the New Age of Bioweapons

Preparing for a world of synthetic pathogens.

Trump administration works to strengthen defenses against potential AI bioattacks

The Trump administration is reviving biosecurity efforts years after slashing related government departments amid growing fears that AI could enable biological attacks.

Trump aims to rebuild defenses against bioweapons as AI fears rise

The administration’s biodefense team has dwindled, and its new safeguards have been delayed — all amid growing concern over AI-enabled pathogens.

Trump Aims to Rebuild Defenses Against Bioweapons

“The White House is working to strengthen safeguards against biological attacks after staffing cuts early in the second Trump administration depleted expertise in a field where officials increasingly fear artificial intelligence could make it easier to create deadly pathogens,” the Washington Post reports.