How I think about catastrophic biological risk (part II): risk breakdown by type of prevention
This series of posts outlines how I think about catastrophic biological risks. My goal here is to share my worldview in a straightforward and compressed form rather than trying to persuade a skeptical audience, although I do share some of my reasoning. Part I describes my views on the sources
This series of posts outlines how I think about catastrophic biological risks. My goal here is to share my worldview in a straightforward and compressed form rather than trying to persuade a skeptical audience, although I do share some of my reasoning. Part I describes my views on the sources of risk and what that implies for how to prioritize response to a biological catastrophe. Part II, describes sources of risk and what that implies for prevention efforts. How should we prioritize prevention efforts like strengthening the biological weapons convention, lab biosafety, or DNA synthesis scree
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