How Real Is the Threat of AI Starting the Next Pandemic?
- Posted on September 11, 2026
- By The Atlantic
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Experts debate whether artificial intelligence poses a genuine risk in facilitating the creation of dangerous pathogens. While AI technology advances rapidly, current scientific understanding of viral pathogenesis remains incomplete, creating significant barriers to weaponizing biological agents through automated systems. This gap between AI capabilities and virological knowledge provides a natural safeguard, though oversight mechanisms and biosecurity protocols require continuous strengthening to mitigate emerging biotechnology risks.
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