Dr. Brett Edwards

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[Dr. Brett Edwards @bwiedwards]

If you are UK based an interested in misuse concerns and the broader misuse ecosystem around Agentic Ai- we have an event in Bath in July.

Details and sign up here

https://t.co/5ZEJ1Gl9Wd

[Dr. Brett Edwards @bwiedwards]

Cold Storage Movie Review Special With Conor Browne
https://t.co/LuZhMyyW1K

[Conor Browne @brownecfm]

Huge thanks to @bwiedwards for inviting me to review COLD STORAGE on his podcast. If you'd like to hear Brett comparing zombie space fungus to agentic AI, and me inadvertently deadpanning, 'mistakes were made' in reference to real-world biosecurity lapses, have a listen!

[Dr. Brett Edwards @bwiedwards]

Cold Storage Movie Review Special With Conor Browne
https://t.co/LuZhMyyW1K

[Dr. Brett Edwards @bwiedwards]

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[Dr. Brett Edwards @bwiedwards]

https://t.co/BdUP5K25Q5

[Richard Holmes 🕵🏻‍♂️ @Richard_AHolmes]

NEW: More than 500 members of the British armed forces stationed at the UK's most sensitive military sites have exposed their location data and personal details on Strava this year.

Staff at the British Army HQ in Northwood, a surveillance and intelligence facility in North Yorkshire, and overseas bases involved in the Iran war are exposed.

At the home of the UK’s nuclear deterrent in Faslane 110 people have posted runs inside restricted areas this year, revealing submariners and their families.

One running route at the base helped reveal the exact nuclear submarine an official was deployed onto.

A senior military source said the findings presented a major security risk, and amounted to “damn good intelligence for the enemy”.

https://t.co/aKjuJzq6QP

[FearBuck @FearedBuck]

The first criminal case of streaming fraud where a North Carolina musician who used AI to make songs, then streamed them billions of times himself making $8 million

[Jean Pascal Zanders @JPZanders]

#ChemicalWeapons #OPCW #UK #Epibatidine
Statement to the 111th Session of the Executive Council of the OPCW
https://t.co/Qi5XerduoV

Russia’s appetite to develop and deploy highly toxic chemicals – abroad, against civilians and against its own people - remains undiminished. It demonstrates total disregard for the Chemical Weapons Convention, undermines international norms, and poses a serious threat to international security. Russia is irresponsibly and dangerously disregarding the non-proliferation and disarmament rules that keep us safe.
[...]
And of course, Russia also continues to use toxic chemicals across the frontline in Ukraine. The UK welcomes the Technical Secretariat’s commitment to provide technical expertise to support Ukrainian led efforts to identify and attribute perpetrators. We support the effort without reservation - the Executive Council must do so too. Russia’s habitual use of prohibited chemicals is a challenge for us all.
[...]

[Frederik Pleitgen @fpleitgenCNN]

Managed to film at the Shahran oil depot in Western Tehran that was targeted by airstrikes last night. The oil still seems to be burning. We saw flames coming from some of the destroyed oil storage tanks. Also destroyed tanker trucks outside the gate. Sorry for audio issues, was windy @CNN @cnni @claudiaotto

[Frederik Pleitgen @fpleitgenCNN]

It is raining oil in Tehran this morning after major airstrikes on oil facilities in the South and West of the Iranian capital. @CNN @cnni

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

To strike 1,000 targets in 24 hours in Iran, the U.S. military leveraged the most advanced AI it’s ever used in warfare.

Anthropic’s Claude partnered with the military’s Maven Smart System, suggesting targets and issuing precise location coordinates. https://t.co/dDQ8KoWdVT

[Jean Pascal Zanders @JPZanders]

#BiologicalWeapons #ArtificialIntelligence #Governance #Biosecurity
Does frontier AI enhance novices in molecular biology?
https://t.co/OrYH6aZl5c

[...]
It’s important to note that success rates were low across both study arms. Only ~6% of participants succeeded at all three core tasks, which likely reflects the tasks’ difficulty, the compressed timeframe, and participants’ lack of prior lab experience. The study design intentionally created very challenging conditions for novices to test whether LLM assistance provides uplift.
Overall, our study suggests a nuanced interpretation. As of mid-2025, frontier LLMs did not confer a statistically significant advantage on our most demanding measurement: success across all three core tasks. That gives us some confidence there was not a large effect. However, LLMs showed directional signs of modestly enhancing novices’ individual performance in lab work by assisting tasks involving tacit knowledge, completing tasks with fewer attempts, and completing some tasks earlier.
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[RUSI @RUSI_org]

'State-sponsored assassinations, like the case of Navalny, play a prominent role in international politics. Assassinations via poisonings are no different.' write @bwiedwards and Dr Luca Trenta in the latest #RUSICommentary. https://t.co/SdkqdYTLYS

[Dr. Brett Edwards @bwiedwards]

@RUSI_org @KarlDewey1

[RUSI @RUSI_org]

The death of Navalny in a Russian prison is the latest in a long history of state assassinations using poison. But why is it used and can an effective deterrent be engaged?

Read the latest #RUSICommentary from @bwiedwards and Dr Luca Trenta. https://t.co/SdkqdYTLYS

[Dr. Brett Edwards @bwiedwards]

Hello. If you get anything out of my podcast - could you please complete this !

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[Dr. Brett Edwards @bwiedwards]

https://t.co/5maMocPTGH

[Dr. Brett Edwards @bwiedwards]

Also has me thinking about the extent to which LLMs have become so compelling, not because of the stories they can write- but that they help reveal the patterns and techniques that humans have always used in a new way.

[Dr. Brett Edwards @bwiedwards]

I am enjoying this one.. a thoughtful contribution to thinking in real and unreal times.

[Dr. Brett Edwards @bwiedwards]

Currently grappling with processes of material /cultural change. This was a chance discovery- it's great when that happens.