A free weekly series on Biosecurity
Iris generates personalised briefings to help innovators stay up to date in their fields and amplify human progress. The project was motivated by 80,000 Hours, with the idea that we can have a positive impact by solving some of the problems facing people doing important work.
In line with this theme, we want to provide a free series on an important topic, this time inspired by the BlueDot Impact biosecurity course, we will be publishing and maintaining a free “This week in biosecurity” series.
Most recent briefing
31 August 2026 · 4 min listenAI-bio capabilities are widening faster than oversight and infrastructure are settling
Executive summary August moved the field from broad preparedness proposals toward concrete tests of whether existing screening, governance, and delivery systems can handle emerging capabilities. A Science study found that generative…
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- 17 August – 24 August 2026
AI-bio risk is moving from screening tests toward system-wide defence
- 10 August – 17 August 2026
AI-agent evasion testing now bears directly on US synthesis-screening procurement.
- 3 August – 10 August 2026
Federal procurement is turning nucleic-acid screening into an operational requirement
- Monthly roundup4 July – 3 August 2026
Biosecurity governance is becoming more accountable, but implementation gaps remain
- 20 July – 27 July 2026
AI-bio governance is moving from risk framing to applied safeguards