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Weekly Recap (February 27, 2026)
DNA sequencing visualized, AI slop in CS, deep research agents for science, Dario vs DoD, biosecurity, AIxBio RCT, R updates (R Weekly, rOpenSci, R…
21 hrs ago • Stephen D. Turner
A Claude Skill for _brand.yml, and sharing with Quarto 1.9
I created a Claude Skill to make _brand.yml files for your organization, and with the upcoming Quarto 1.9 release you can share brand.yml files via…
Feb 26 • Stephen D. Turner
Videos from NeurIPS 2025 Workshop on Biosecurity Safeguards for Generative AI
Recordings of talks from the NeurIPS 2025 Workshop on Biosecurity Safeguards for Generative AI are now available online.
Feb 24 • Stephen D. Turner
Press the Red Button, Dave
A small study at LANL has real-world biosecurity relevance: evaluating whether AI can transfer tacit laboratory skill to novices.
Feb 23 • Stephen D. Turner
Weekly Recap (February 20, 2026)
Human uplift with AI in viral synthesis, AI in biology, lab automation, R updates (Posit, R Weekly, R Ladies), DOE OPAL, stats+AI, AI & labor, coding…
Feb 20 • Stephen D. Turner
Rubrics, Not Vibes: Consistency as a Feature in Peer Review with AI
Responsibly using AI for a structured first pass manuscript / grant proposal review can reduce reviewer variance while keeping human judgment central…
Feb 18 • Stephen D. Turner
Expertise Before Augmentation
A developmental framework for sequencing AI use in PhD training
Feb 17 • Stephen D. Turner
Pick a License, Not Any License
Why you should care about data science software licenses and how to learn more
Feb 15 • VP Nagraj
Weekly Recap (February 13, 2026)
NIH bioinformatics funding, biosecurity, AI and labor, AI and social life, Applied Machine Learning Conference, R updates (R Weekly, Tidyverse), Saudi…
Feb 13 • Stephen D. Turner
One week in AI safety
Resignations at Anthropic's safeguards research team and xAI, Opus 4.6 evaluation awareness, Bytedance AI video generation, US doesn't back Global AI…
Feb 12 • Stephen D. Turner
Diagrams in Claude with Excalidraw and draw.io
Make diagrams with draw.io using Claude project instructions or MCP, or with Excalidraw using the connector.
Feb 11 • Stephen D. Turner
Tiered Access for AIxBio Governance
Parallel proposals target training data and model access to reduce biosecurity risk
Feb 9 • Stephen D. Turner
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