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- How AI could enable catastrophic pandemics
Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses.
Original text: https://blog.bluedot.org/p/how-ai-could-enable-catastrophic-pandemics
Author(s): Will Saunter.
A podcast by BlueDot Impact.
18 min - How to stop bioterrorists from buying dangerous DNA
Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses.
Original text: https://thebulletin.org/2025/04/how-to-stop-bioterrorists-from-buying-dangerous-dna/
Author(s): Steph Batalis and Vikram Venkatram.
A podcast by BlueDot Impact.
15 min - Risk and Benefit Analysis of Gain of Function Research
Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses.
Original text: https://osp.od.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Risk%20and%20Benefit%20Analysis%20of%20Gain%20of%20Function%20Research%20-%20Draft%20Final%20Report.pdf
Author(s): Corey Meyer, Kavita Berger, and Rocco Casagrande.
A podcast by BlueDot Impact.
31 min - Accelerating Vaccine Development: The 100 Days Mission
Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses.
Original text: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK614029/
Author(s): Aishani Aatresh, Nicole Lurie, and Richard Hatchett.
A podcast by BlueDot Impact.
40 min - Day Zero Antivirals for Future Pandemics
Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses.
Original Text: https://press.asimov.com/articles/antiviralsAuthor(s): Brian Wang
A podcast by BlueDot Impact.
22 min - Biosecurity and the Goals of This Course
Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses.
This introduction to the course underscores its focus on mitigating the risk of catastrophic pandemics, a specific aspect of the complex and multidisciplinary field of biosecurity. It clarifies various interpretations of 'biosecurity', categorises different sources of pandemic risk, and underscores the need for collaboration across numerous disciplines and skill sets to effectively prevent pandemics. We also highlight the core values of the course - a scout mindset, healthy scepticism, active learning and community.Original text:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1niZllKaLbYhVvA2ls9c5pVxgJyJfXr_IiU1XYaf9jCM/edit?usp=sharing
Author(s):
Will SaunterA podcast by BlueDot Impact.
16 min - High-Risk Human-Caused Pathogen Exposure Events From 1975-2016
Audio versions of the blog posts and papers from BlueDot courses.
This table documents the known human-caused pathogen exposure events from 1975-2016, both accidental and deliberate, from peaceful research and bioweapons programmes. Using this data, we can start to build an idea of the base rate of these events to begin to inform how likely we might expect human-caused pandemics to be in the future.Original text:
https://f1000research.com/articles/10-752
Author(s):
David Manheim and Gregory LewisA podcast by BlueDot Impact.
16 min - Info Hazard Guidance for Biosecurity Discussions
Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses.
This document introduces the concept of information hazards (often called 'info hazards') and reasoning for why we should be cautious around them. It also provides a list of concrete examples that seem safe to discuss, stressing the importance of maintaining a balance between openness and conscientiousness. It's worth noting that reasonable people disagree about the degree of caution with which to approach info hazards.Original text:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d8269g3b-_GeNAPwxGZ8vqWuCzw7F1a5dwHdrxXH4xw/edit?usp=sharing
Author(s):
Chris Bakerlee and Tessa AlexanianA podcast by BlueDot Impact.
24 min - Understanding AI-Facilitated Biological Weapon Development
Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses.
This report breaks down the categorisation of LLMs and BDTs into more specific subcategories of AI-enabled biological tools at each stage of the risk chain, from ideation to production of biological weapons. By being more specific about the existing and potential tools at each stage, we can have more precise discussions about the risks.Original text:
https://www.longtermresilience.org/post/report-launch-examining-risks-at-the-intersection-of-ai-and-bio
Author(s):
Cassidy Nelson and Sophie RoseA podcast by BlueDot Impact.
22 min - Artificial Intelligence and Biological Misuse: Differentiating Risks of Language Models and Biological Design Tools
Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses.
This paper proposes two categories of AI models that could have impacts on biosecurity in different ways: large language models (LLMs) and biological design tools (BDTs). Overall, the author suggests that LLMs could lower barriers to biological misuse, while BDTs could expand the capabilities of sophisticated actors to create pandemic pathogens worse than anything seen to date. The paper also provides suggestions for mitigating these risks.Original text:
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.13952
Author(s):
Jonas B. SandbrinkA podcast by BlueDot Impact.
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