In October 2014, the White House paused funding for gain-of-function research on influenza, SARS, and MERS viruses to assess risks and benefits. The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity tasked Gryphon Scientific with conducting comprehensive risk and benefit assessments covering biosafety, laboratory security, information misuse, and research benefits.
The US and China should establish a Strategic AI Dialogue (SAID), a permanent government-to-government mechanism to manage AI risks where both countries are mutually vulnerable, including nuclear command and control, biological risks, frontier-model safety, and financial stability. Led by Treasury Secretary Bessent and Vice Premier He Lifeng, SAID would meet quarterly in a neutral country with continuous working groups, focusing on risk reduction rather than resolving technological competition.