--- title: DeepMind launches an AI biosecurity programme | daily.dev description: Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs have launched a bioresilience programme aimed at using AI to counter biological threats. The initiative covers prevention... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/deepmind-launches-an-ai-biosecurity-programme-hgi95htxs twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: DeepMind launches an AI biosecurity programme | daily.dev og:description: Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs have launched a bioresilience programme aimed at using AI to counter biological threats. The initiative covers prevention... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/deepmind-launches-an-ai-biosecurity-programme-hgi95htxs og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/hgi95HtXs.png og:image:alt: DeepMind launches an AI biosecurity programme og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # DeepMind launches an AI biosecurity programme **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs have launched a bioresilience programme aimed at using AI to counter biological threats. The initiative covers prevention (including adapting SynthID watermarking for DNA-synthesis screening), detection (using AlphaEvolve to accelerate pathogen sequencing), and response (giving trusted researchers model access for vaccine and drug design). Access is restricted to vetted governments, researchers, and biosecurity partners under a 'low-risk' classification. The programme is part of a broader AI safety push by DeepMind, which has built over 15 biosecurity partnerships in the past year, and follows CEO Demis Hassabis's call for a frontier AI standards body. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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