‘These risks are real’: the threat of AI bioweapons – video

October 20, 2026 · 4:00 am 2 sources

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• ‘These risks are real’: the threat of AI bioweapons – podcast
  The Guardian · October 20, 2026 04:00
  In his annual speech on threats to the nation, Sir Ken McCallum, the head of the UK’s intelligence service, MI5 , warned that AI had the potential to ‘change the stakes’ on existing and even new bioweapons. To find out why, and how, Ian Sample speaks to Dr Tom Inglesby, director of the Johns…
• ‘These risks are real’: the threat of AI bioweapons - video
  The Guardian · October 20, 2026 12:14
  In his annual speech on threats to the nation, Sir Ken McCallum, the head of the UK’s intelligence service, MI5 , warned that AI had the potential to ‘change the stakes’ on existing and even new bioweapons. To find out why, and how, Ian Sample speaks to Dr Tom Inglesby, director of the Johns…