Here is a new article I wrote with Chris Bakerlee for Vox’s Future Perfect on engineered pathogens and global catastrophic biorisks. We make the case for why this is a particularly important challenge, why it has so far been mostly neglected and poorly dealt with, and we discuss some steps we can take to reduce the risk. It might be useful for EAs interested in pandemic risk and risks from biotechnology as well as those interested in global catastrophic risks broadly. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/12/6/18127430/superbugs-biotech-pathogens-biological-warfare-pandemic
[Link] Vox Article on Engineered Pathogens/ Global Catastrophic Biorisks
Here is a new article I wrote with Chris Bakerlee for Vox’s Future Perfect on engineered pathogens and global catastrophic biorisks. We make the case for why this is a particularly important challenge, why it has so far been mostly neglected and poorly dealt with, and we discuss some steps we can take to reduce the risk. It might be useful for EAs interested in pandemic risk and risks from biotechnology as well as those interested in global catastrophic risks broadly. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/12/6/18127430/superbugs-biotech-pathogens-biological-warfare-pandemic