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AI x Biotech: Its Cybersecurity Implications

by Eleonore Pauwels

Cybersecurity Implications of the Convergence between AI and Biotechnology

The convergence of AI and biotechnology is unlocking life-saving medical innovations. However, it is also opening doors to a new class of cyber threats, including targeted data breaches, adversarial AI, and the manipulation of biomedical research. We asked Eleonore Pauwels, a senior fellow with the Global Center on Cooperative Security, to analyze these threats and possible solutions to cyber-protect the bioeconomy. She warns, "This isn’t science fiction—it’s unfolding now."

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"As AI and biotechnology integrate in cyberspace, the stakes for national security and global stability are escalating rapidly," the author states. "The present report analyses these challenges from both, a transatlantic and a global perspective. The United States and Germany, recognizing these converging security threats, increasingly view the bio-economy as an extension of critical infrastructure, essential not only for public health and technological advancement but also for national sovereignty. The bio-economy has now become a strategic domain where economic power, security, and technological innovation intersect. The question, then, is not only whether these technologies will reshape global politics, but also how nations will navigate the complex dual-use risks they present."

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