Publications
Independent Progress Tracker: UK Biological Security Strategy
In June 2023, the UK Cabinet Office published an updated national Biological Security Strategy (BSS) outlining the government’s plan to strengthen the UK’s
Capability-Based Risk Assessment for AI-Enabled Biological Tools
Richard Moulange, Sophie Rose*, James Smith, Cassidy Nelson†
Life sciences research and industries are undergoing a rapid transformation due to advancements in artificial intelligence (AI).
The near-term impact of AI on biological misuse
Sophie Rose*, Richard Moulange, James Smith, Cassidy Nelson†
Various broad claims have been made about the impact of AI on biological misuse risk. Some argue that AI is likely to provide
How the UK Government should address the misuse risk from AI-enabled biological tools
James Smith, Sophie Rose, Richard Moulange, Cassidy Nelson
Advances in AI-enabled biological tools (BTs) are catalysing life sciences research.
Why we recommend risk assessments over evaluations for AI-enabled biological tools (BTs)
James Smith, Sophie Rose, Richard Moulange, Cassidy Nelson
As part of our work to identify the three most beneficial next steps that the UK Government can take to reduce the biological
Overcoming challenges with synthetic nucleic acid screening implementation
Cassidy Nelson and Sophie Rose
In October 2023, The Centre for Long-Term Resilience’s Biosecurity Policy Unit brought together stakeholders across academia, policy and the private sector to run
Understanding risks at the intersection of AI and bio
Cassidy Nelson and Sophie Rose
Artificial intelligence and biotechnology are converging in a way that could catalyse immense progress from areas like personalised medicine to sustainable agriculture—as well
Building the UK’s Resilience to Future Pandemic Threats
A submission of evidence to the UK Government’s public inquiry into the UK’s preparations for, and response to, the COVID-19 pandemic
Biosecurity Policy Proposals
Sophie Rose
Transform UK and global resilience to the full range of biological threats.
Policy Proposals
CLTR's policy experts have set out a series of proposals to transform the UK's resilience to extreme risks. Our recommendations focus on areas
Extreme Risks and The UK National Resilience Strategy
A new joint paper by Dr Toby Ord at Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute, Dr Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh at Cambridge's Centre for the
Introducing Future Proof: a roadmap to boost the UK’s resilience to extreme risks
Sophie Dannreuther
We’re proud to launch Future Proof, in collaboration with Toby Ord, author of The Precipice, and extreme risk experts from the Future of