Biologist Roger Brent Cited as Prominent Voice Calling AI Bio-Risk High
davidmanheim · x · 2026-09-15
In a debate over AI bio-weapon risk, David Manheim names Roger Brent as the obvious example of a prominent biologist who takes AI-engineered pathogen risk seriously. A follow-up adds Kevin Esvelt to that camp, while George Church and David Relman signed the 2025 AIxBio statement but are less alarmist than the 'stop or we're screwed' crowd.
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