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White House Rebuilds Biosecurity Team | Philadelphia News
The White House is urgently rebuilding its biosecurity team after years of cuts under the Trump administration, which slashed expertise in biological threats — even as AI’s growing power heightens fears of new bioweapons. Once staffed by up to 30 specialists coordinating federal agencies and advising top leaders, the unit was nearly emptied during those years, leaving policy gaps and reliance on inexperienced personnel. Now, with AI capable of accelerating dangerous biological research, the administration is racing to finalize new safeguards — though progress remains slow. Signs of renewed…
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