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News | Feb. 23, 2026

How AI Can Help Enforce the Biological Weapons Convention

By Dr. Elise Annett, Dr. James Giordano, and Brendan Melley National Defense Magazine

President Donald Trump’s recent proposal to the United Nations General Assembly regarding the use of artificial intelligence systems to support oversight and enforcement of the Biological Weapons Convention represents a significant milestone in focusing emergent technological approaches to international biosecurity. 

The initiative recognizes both the growing complexity of biological threats and the potential of advanced technologies to address challenges that compromise traditional methods of surveillance, verification and compliance. 

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