bioterrorism
noun
bio·ter·ror·ism
ˌbī-ō-ˈter-ər-ˌi-zəm 
-ə-ˌri-
: terrorism involving the use of biological weapons
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There’s an inherent tension between those goals because advanced AI could harm humans in a variety of ways, from entrenching bias to enabling bioterrorism.
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Vox Staff, Vox, 8 May 2024
President Barack Obama’s national security staff left a 69-page playbook for responding to pandemics, but President Donald Trump’s team ignored it, focusing instead on the threat of bioterrorism.
—Hillary Clinton, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2020
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence have sparked fears that AI systems could exacerbate risks of bioterrorism.
—Will Henshall, TIME, 2 May 2024
The recent attention to contagious measles, tuberculosis, Ebola, and other illness outbreaks in the news has once more brought to light the threat that pandemics and bioterrorism pose.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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Vox Staff, Vox, 8 May 2024
President Barack Obama’s national security staff left a 69-page playbook for responding to pandemics, but President Donald Trump’s team ignored it, focusing instead on the threat of bioterrorism.
—Hillary Clinton, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2020
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence have sparked fears that AI systems could exacerbate risks of bioterrorism.
—Will Henshall, TIME, 2 May 2024
The recent attention to contagious measles, tuberculosis, Ebola, and other illness outbreaks in the news has once more brought to light the threat that pandemics and bioterrorism pose.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Bioterrorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bioterrorism. Accessed 6 Jul. 2024.
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bioterrorism
noun
bio·ter·ror·ism
-ˈter-ər-ˌiz-əm
: terrorism involving the use of biological weapons
Medical Definition
bioterrorism
noun
bio·ter·ror·ism
-ˈter-ər-ˌiz-əm
: terrorism involving the use of biological weapons
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