What risks concern you most regarding the proliferation of autonomous cyber capabilities and biosecurity threats?

Bill Gates
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Founder & Former CEO at Breakthrough Energy

Niche: Technology
Revenue: Not Publicly Disclosed/month
Location: Kirkland, Washington, United States
Started: 2015

The dual-use nature of advanced intelligence poses profound defensive challenges. Hostile actors or non-state groups could leverage automated vulnerability synthesis to cripple critical civilian infrastructure, or use molecular design software to synthesize novel pathogens. The international community must build biological monitoring networks and defensive cyber shields that outpace offensive capabilities.

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