STAT+: A new rule to prevent the spread of bioweapons

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US officials have issued new guidelines intended to reduce the risk that advances in AI-assisted drug discovery could help bad actors develop bioweapons. The article highlights the dual-use challenge of enabling medical research while limiting biological security threats.

AI makes it easier for people to come up with new potential medicines, but may also increase the possibility of bad actors creating new bioweapons. New guidelines from Trump officials…