Our approach to bioresilience
Summary
Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs are developing AI tools to improve society's ability to prevent, detect, and respond to disease outbreaks and biosecurity threats. Their approach includes using AI models like AlphaFold (which maps protein structures) and drug design systems to help researchers create vaccines and treatments, while also implementing safeguards to prevent misuse of their AI systems by bad actors.
Solution / Mitigation
The source describes several mitigation approaches already being implemented: (1) a four-step safety process for their models involving threat modeling, evaluations, mitigations and monitoring; (2) adapting SynthID watermarking technology to biology to help DNA synthesis providers screen for potentially risky AI-generated sequences; (3) making AI systems available to trusted partners for prevention, detection, and response efforts; and (4) establishing a focused unit at Isomorphic Labs to rapidly deploy drug design capabilities during novel outbreaks.
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Original source: https://deepmind.google/blog/our-approach-to-bioresilience/
First tracked: July 16, 2026 at 08:01 AM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%