A curated reading list on AI biosecurity from RAND, CNAS and arXiv
davidmanheim · x · 2026-09-22
David Manheim shares a curated list of AI biosecurity literature: RAND's 'Building a Defense-in-Depth Biosecurity Strategy for the AI Era' (Aug 2026), CNAS analyses of open weights and the 2025 Action Plan, RAND's 2024 reports on biological national security risks and responsible chem-bio AI models, Homewood et al. (arXiv 2025) on third-party compliance reviews, and McCaslin et al.'s STREAM ChemBio standard (arXiv 2025) for transparently reporting evaluations in AI model reports. A ready-made index for readers tracking AI–bio risk governance.
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