Why AI-assisted bioweapons from lone wolves and non-state actors won't kill us all

Published on October 8, 2026 4:04 PM GMT[Subtitle.] I interviewed dozens of biosecurity experts. The fear that AI will enable lone wolves to build pandemics is a case study in how domain expertise gets sidelined.This is a crosspost for Why AI-assisted bioweapons won't kill us all by Abi Olvera, which was published on Positive Sum on 20 July 2026. Here is a response from Olivia Scharfman, and here is Abi's reply to it.Some of my friends think we are going to die because AI will make building a bi...