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Presidential Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Machine Biology Group, researching AI-driven discovery of antimicrobial and biological technologies.
AI developers should give qualified independent evaluators secure access to test models with potentially dangerous biological capabilities before release and after significant updates.
AI Verified (Oct 20, 2026)
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César de la Fuente, “AI capabilities mean America needs a Manhattan Project for biodefense,” The Washington Post, October 20, 2026. The University of Pennsylvania researcher writes that AI developers should provide qualified independent evaluators secure access to test models with potentially dangerous biological capabilities before release and after significant updates.
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AI Verified The Washington Post op-ed dated October 20, 2026 attributes this exact sentence to César de la Fuente. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.2 · 56min ago
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