GenAI in Dual-Use Biosafety Risk Fundamentals from Tonex, Inc.

GenAI in Dual-Use Biosafety Risk Fundamentals

"GenAI in Dual-Use Biosafety Risk Fundamentals" examines generative AI’s potential for accelerating biotechnology development while introducing biosafety and cyber risk. The course explores misuse prevention, secure model control, and governance strategies. With dual-use AI capable of generating synthetic pathogen data, cybersecurity and biosecurity must converge to manage AI’s risks in life sciences effectively.

Course Overview

Overall Proficiency Level

2 - Intermediate

Course Catalog Number

T101

Course Prerequisites

None

Training Purpose

Functional Development

Management Development

Specific Audience

All

Delivery Method

Online, Self-Paced

Online, Self-Paced

Learning Objectives

Understand the fundamentals of Generative AI and its capabilities.
Analyze the dual-use risks of GenAI, particularly in the context of biosafety.
Evaluate how GenAI can be misused to generate malicious biological sequences, posing new cybersecurity challenges for biodefense.
Identify methods to mitigate biosafety risks associated with GenAI development and deployment.
Discuss the ethical and regulatory considerations for responsible GenAI research in biosecurity.

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Competency Areas

Work Roles

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