Simon Grimm
@Simon__Grimm
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Looking for new pathogens | https://t.co/ynTlbD9JmS
Joined August 2015
The United States is unable to reliably detect new pandemics, natural or engineered. We could change this by embracing more advanced detection technologies. In my contribution to the Techno-Industrial Policy Playbook I lay out how this would look like in practice.
🚨 THE TECHNO-INDUSTRIAL POLICY PLAYBOOK. Is the United States still the world’s leading techno-industrial power?. The answer is no longer obvious — and that should worry us. To restore our lead, we need to act. A new joint project from @IFP @JoinFAI @AmerCompass and
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One of the main contributions in this piece is a graph of sequencing costs that i) isn't a weird 3D shape and ii) contains data beyond 2022.
AI might increase biological risks substantially. But it could also transform our ability to detect pathogen outbreaks. In a new piece, I lay out how the US government can generate the data necessary for AI-enabled pathogen detection.
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RT @RuxandraTeslo: FDA sits on a treasure trove of data: past regulatory submissions, which often span tens of thousands of pages. These w….
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AI might increase biological risks substantially. But it could also transform our ability to detect pathogen outbreaks. In a new piece, I lay out how the US government can generate the data necessary for AI-enabled pathogen detection.
THE LAUNCH SEQUENCE. A new collection of 16 essays on how to accelerate AI for science & security: The AI revolution is already delivering enormous consumer benefits. But AI progress won't automatically solve humanity's most important problems first. To
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RT @jasoncrawford: There's a Canadian progress movement now. @build_canada believes 🇨🇦 could become “the most prosperous country in the wo….
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RT @richardfuisz: GPT-5 now refuses protein engineering lit review queries. but it will still show you the answer for about 10 seconds, i….
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Brief summary of the 38% Switzerland tariff:. - Gold imports are already tariff-exempt. - Half the trade deficit w/ Switzerland is gold. - Remaining imports are in large part pharmaceuticals. - Those will get a 38% tariff.
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Our evening on biosecurity is happening tomorrow at 6pm!. We have 130+ people attending and a couple of spots left. If you want to do more work in this space, you should join! . There will be people from VC, gov, and biosec companies. Link below:
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RT @FuestClemens: Der asymmetrische Handels-Deal ist eine Demütigung für die EU, aber sie reflektiert die realen Machtverhältnisse. Mehr wa….
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A new microsite, launching next week, will have more on how USG can maximize the benefits of AI for biosecurity đź‘€.
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Looks like I need to fine-tune my room's A/C to keep CO2 levels stable:
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Another objective for EuroIFP. Maybe I should start a list.
We need a new Marshall Plan for shipping air conditioning units to Europe
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Undoing tethered bottle caps should be the main objective for a European Institute for Progress:.
the new european law that demands plastic bottles have a “tethered” cap for trash reasons feels perfectly indicative of european priorities
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RT @SprachPhilo: Die Sichtweise der #CDU, dass Plagiatsvorwürfe gegen Frau #FraukeGersdorf erhoben wurden, ist falsch. Diese wurden, zumind….
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I heard there's some good stuff in there.
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I don’t know if we can rescind the bottle cap law, but doing so would have great symbolic power.
the new european law that demands plastic bottles have a “tethered” cap for trash reasons feels perfectly indicative of european priorities
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Renaissance Philanthropy is partnering with SPRIND to identify a new set of research program leaders. In the program you get to design a €50M coordinated research program. Applications due by 1 Aug. SPRIND is great; likely the most innovative gov body in Germany.
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