🔬Bio-security is an AI Arms Race - Eric Nguyen (CEO, Radical Numerics)

Radical Numerics, led by CEO Eric Nguyen, is deploying “biological chain‑of‑thought” and multimodal perception techniques to stay ahead of the evolving bio‑defense arms race, enabling rapid design of new genomes and deeper insights into biological systems. The company’s approach highlights a broader trend in AI security: open‑source models and shared defensive capabilities are viewed as essential countermeasures against emerging bio‑security threats—as illustrated by recent OpenAI–Hugging Face incidents and the emphasis on transparency from organizations like Anthropic and Zai Org.

Source: Latent Space | 2026-09-23