Esvelt vs Church: The AI Bio-Risk Camp Among Biologists Is Not Monolithic
davidmanheim · x · 2026-09-15
David Manheim adds nuance to the AI bio-risk debate: Kevin Esvelt is firmly in the high-risk camp, George Church is more measured though he signed the 2025 AIxBio statement, and David Relman is very concerned but not part of the hardcore 'stop or we're definitely screwed' group like Esvelt and Roger Brent.
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