Inside the Race to Build AI Defenses Against Bioweapons
WSJ Tech News Briefing

Inside the Race to Build AI Defenses Against Bioweapons

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 1, 20269 min
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Over the last year, major AI developers have seen users asking their chatbots for help designing bioweapons. Now, a new wave of new biosecurity companies is using that exact same technology to build a defense system. WSJ reporter Georgia Wells joins us to tell us about Red Queen Bio and how its technology works. Isabelle Bousquette, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal Leadership Institute, hosts. A quick update: We're on a new schedule! Starting today, we’ll be bringing you a single, in-depth interview about what's happening in tech, every weekday morning. ...

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Hey, T&B listeners. Before we begin, a quick update. We're on a new schedule. Starting today, we'll be bringing you

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a single in-depth interview about what's happening in tech every weekday morning. Now, on to the show. Welcome to Tech News Briefing.

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It's Thursday, October 1. I'm Isabel Busquette, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal Leadership Institute. Could AI help create the next pandemic?

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