UK to set up an AI 'biosecurity lab' to detect risks of future pandemics
Summary
The UK is to set up an AI 'biosecurity lab' to detect risks of future pandemics, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported on Saturday 24 October. The 'world-first' unit will help to develop medical 'countermeasures' for new pathogens, officials said, according to both outlets. According to the Financial Times, the AI lab is to monitor biosecurity threats, a move that comes amid widespread fears that users could create new viruses and bioweapons.
Latest: The UK is to set up an AI 'biosecurity lab' to detect risks of future pandemics, a 'world-first' unit that officials said will help to develop medical 'countermeasures' for new pathogens, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported, the Financial Times saying the move comes amid widespread fears that users could create new viruses and bioweapons.
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How it unfolded
Friday 23 October
- 19:01The IndependentUK to set up AI ‘biosecurity lab’ to detect risks of future pandemics
- 19:01Evening StandardUK to set up AI ‘biosecurity lab’ to detect risks of future pandemics
- 19:01Financial TimesUK sets up AI lab to monitor biosecurity threats