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Building a Defense-in-Depth Biosecurity Strategy for the AI Era

Source: Rand.org· Steph Guerra, Aurelia Attal-Juncqua, John P. Tarangelo, Casey Aveggio, Katie Dammer, David Glickstein· August 18, 2026
Building a Defense-in-Depth Biosecurity Strategy for the AI Era

The use of artificial intelligence in biology offers great promise but could also endanger global health and national security. Nine interventions layered together could meaningfully lower the risk of a high consequence AI-enabled biological attack.

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