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NTI Young Voices: Angela Guo

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NTI Young Voices: Angela Guo

Angela Guo is a high school student from Hong Kong currently studying at Phillips Academy Andover. She has spent the past year researching the impacts of nuclear testing on the Marshall Islands and recently published her first book, “At the Tide’s Mercy: Voices from the Marshallese Exodus”.

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Improving Biosecurity with A Three-legged Stool Approach

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Improving Biosecurity with A Three-legged Stool Approach

A pandemic is not a once in a century event, and the international community must prepare now for the next one. It is essential the international community strike a balance between fostering and supporting beneficial AIxBio innovation while guarding against accidental or deliberate misuse of these tools.

How to prevent AI-enabled bioterrorism

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How to prevent AI-enabled bioterrorism

AI biodesign tools offer many beneficial uses, from engineered crops to vaccine development, but tools that can engineer biological agents could also be misused to cause harm.

Blundering into a nuclear war in Ukraine: a hypothetical scenario

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Blundering into a nuclear war in Ukraine: a hypothetical scenario

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is a prime example of a regional conflict that could inadvertently escalate beyond any of the protagonists’ expectations. History is replete with similar instances of humanity stumbling into devastating conflict.

NTI Seminar: Chris Painter on Avoiding Nuclear Escalation from Cyberattacks

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NTI Seminar: Chris Painter on Avoiding Nuclear Escalation from Cyberattacks

What happens “if we can’t rely on the information we have,” asks Christopher Painter, former top U.S. cyber diplomat. In an NTI seminar on January 25, Painter posed this critical question and discussed a range of issues at the intersection of cyber and nuclear security.

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