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Opinion: US needs Manhattan Project for biodefense
Original: Opinion | AI capabilities mean America needs a Manhattan Project for biodefense
A Washington Post opinion piece argues that rapid advances in artificial intelligence, including AI's ability to assist in designing biological agents, require the United States to launch a large-scale, Manhattan Project-style national effort on biodefense. The column calls for mobilising government, science and industry to develop defenses against AI-enabled biological threats before such capabilities outpace existing safeguards.
Why now: Concerns are growing that AI tools could lower barriers to creating biological weapons, prompting debate over a massive government response.
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- Opinion | AI capabilities mean America needs a Manhattan Project for biodefense · The Washington Post
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