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Trump races to prepare for new strains of deadly viruses after cutting biosecurity experts
The White House is working to strengthen safeguards against biological attacks after staffing cuts early in the second Trump administration depleted expertise in a field where officials increasingly fear artificial intelligence could make it easier to create deadly pathogens.
TL;DR
- The White House is working to strengthen safeguards against biological attacks.
- Staffing cuts early in the second Trump administration reduced expertise in biosecurity.
- There is increasing fear that artificial intelligence could make it easier to create deadly pathogens.