PODCAST | Biosecurity in the Era of Science Fiction: AIxBio and Project Paraphrase with Bruce Wittmann
It seems like every week there’s another headline about a breakthrough in AIxBio: the intersection of artificial intelligence and biological science. AI is being applied to accomplish feats that sound like science fiction. It’s being used to control laboratories, connect with our brains, and even create new viruses. But is there a lesson to be learned in science fiction? In this episode, host Shane Reader calls up Bruce Wittmann, Principal Applied Scientist at Microsoft, to discuss how AI-powered biological tools work, the ways they’re being applied in biological research, and what he did when he discovered a biological “zero day” vulnerability that could have potentially empowered bad actors.
Read more about Project Paraphrase here.
Guest
Bruce Wittmann, Ph.D.
Principal Applied Scientist, Microsoft
Host & Producer
Shane Reader, M.A., Ph.D.
2025 - 2026 AAAS Congressional Fellow, United States Senate
2024 - 2025 AAAS Executive Fellow, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, Department of Homeland Security
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