Inside the Race to Build AI Defenses Against Bioweapons
WSJ Tech News BriefingOctober 01, 2026
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Inside the Race to Build AI Defenses Against Bioweapons

Over the last year, major AI developers have seen users asking their chatbots for help designing bioweapons. Now, a new wave of new biosecurity companies is using that exact same technology to build a defense system. WSJ reporter Georgia Wells joins us to tell us about Red Queen Bio and how its technology works. Isabelle Bousquette, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal Leadership Institute, hosts.


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