This report by the Nuclear Threat Initiative primarily focuses on how AI's integration into biosciences could advance biotechnology but also poses potentially catastrophic biosecurity risks. It’s included as a core resource this week because the assigned pages offer a valuable case study into an under-discussed lever for AI risk mitigation: building resilience. Resilience in a risk reduction context is defined by the UN as “the ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions through risk management.” As you’re reading, consider other areas where policymakers might be able to build a more resilient society to mitigate AI risk.Original text:https://www.nti.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/NTIBIO_AI_FINAL.pdfAuthors:Sarah R. Carter, Nicole E. Wheeler, Sabrina Chwalek, Christopher R. Isaac, and Jaime YassifA podcast by BlueDot Impact.Learn more on the AI Safety Fundamentals website.

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