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Bioweapons, AI, and the end of the world, with Annie Jacobsen

Podcast: GZERO World with Ian Bremmer
Published: Sep 19, 2026
Duration seconds: 1621
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Summary

AI is rapidly lowering the barriers to knowledge and expertise that once kept some of humanity’s most dangerous capabilities out of reach. Investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen joins Ian Bremmer to examine why biological weapons may pose an even greater risk than nuclear war – and whether governments and tech companies can keep up.