1、AUGUST 2024AI and the Evolution of Biological National Security RisksCapabilities,Thresholds,and InterventionsBill Drexel and Caleb WithersAbout the AuthorsBill Drexel is a fellow for the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security(CNAS).His work focuses on Sin

2、o-American competition,artificial intelligence,and technology as an element of American grand strategy.Previously,Drexel worked on humanitarian innovation at the UN(International Organization for Migration)and on Indo-Pacific affairs at the American Enterprise Institute.Always seeking on-the-ground

3、exposure,Drexel has served as a rescue boat driver during Libyas migration crisis;conducted investigative research in the surveillance state of Xinjiang,China;and supported humanitarian data efforts across wartime Ukraine.He holds a BA from Yale University and masters degrees from Cambridge and Tsin

4、ghua universities.Caleb Withers is a research assistant for the Technology and National Security Program at CNAS.Before CNAS,he worked as a policy analyst for a variety of New Zealand government departments.He holds an MA in security studies from Georgetown University with a concentration in technol

5、ogy and security,and a bachelors of commerce from Victoria University of Wellington with majors in economics and information systems.About the Technology&National Security ProgramThe CNAS Technology and National Security Program explores the policy challenges associated with emerging technologies.A

6、key focus of the program is bringing together the technology and policy communities to better understand these challenges and together develop solutions.About the Artificial Intelligence Safety&Stability ProjectThe CNAS AI Safety&Stability Project is a multiyear,multiprogram effort that addresses th