ELSI Friday Forum: Biosecurity in the Age of AI and Genomics

Join us on Friday, July 11 at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT for the next ELSI Friday Forum: Biosecurity in the Age of AI and Genomics with speakers Jassi Pannu, MD, Gigi Gronvall, PhD, and moderator Stephanie Guerra, PhD.

The convergence of AI and biotechnology is reshaping both the promise and the peril of biological research, potentially increasing beneficial capabilities to achieve new therapeutics faster while also introducing new risks that nefarious actors could misuse of biology. Scientists have long considered and taken action to mitigate the dual use risks of biological materials. Recombinant DNA technologies increased the urgency of action. Now, the advent of artificial intelligence, in combination with more sophisticated genetic read and write capabilities necessitates rethinking of the moral obligations of scientists and policy makers. This session will describe the new types of risks enabled by combined data and biological technologies and discuss proposals for effective governance.