DHS report details AI’s potential to amplify biological, chemical threats


Artificial intelligence has the potential to unlock secrets to the development of weapons of mass destruction, particularly chemical and biological threats, to malicious actors, according to a Department of Homeland Security report publicly released last week.

The full report, which was teed up in April with the release of a fact sheet, examines the role of AI in aiding but also thwarting efforts by adversaries to research, develop and use chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons.

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Source: NextGov News


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