Despite comparisons of artificial intelligence to nuclear bombs, the US approach to regulating bioweapons and biotechnology is better-suited to AI.
As our leaders grapple with how to contain and control AI development and the associated risks, they should consider how regulations and standards have allowed humanity to capitalize on innovations in the past. Regulation and innovation can coexist, and, especially when human lives are at stake, it is imperative that they do.and capable of enormous output, few countries will touch it because the public met the wrong member of the family first.
We were introduced to nuclear technology in the form of the atom and hydrogen bombs. These weapons, representing the first time in human history that man had developed a technology capable of ending human civilization, were the product of an arms race prioritizing speed and innovation over safety and control.
But in some industries, we have gotten it right. Biotechnology is a field incentivized to move quickly: patients are suffering and dying everyday from diseases that lack cures or treatments. Yet the ethos of this research is not to ‘move fast and break things,’ but to innovate as fast and as safely possible. The speed limit of innovation in this field is determined by a system of prohibitions, regulations, ethics, and norms that ensures the wellbeing of society and individuals.
This pause on the biological weapons arms race allowed research to develop at a responsible pace, and scientists and regulators were able to implement strict standards for any new innovation capable of causing human harm. These regulations have not come at the expense of innovation. On the contrary, the scientific community has established a bio-economy, with applications ranging from clean energy to agriculture.
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