# A Startup Wants to Fight AI Bioweapons With AI

- Source: Wired · AI
- Published: 2026-11-11T17:00:00.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/qfasodz31z4cr8swefxkdmrm8
- Original: https://www.wired.com/story/startup-fights-ai-bioweapons-with-ai/

## Summary

Radical Numerics announced Omnii Defense, an edge model that flags natural and AI-engineered pathogens on a laptop with a USB gene sequencer and can run without internet access. In one test, the model still flagged 33 percent of Bundibugyo virus sequences after the species was removed from its training data, and 22 percent after the whole genus was removed. Access is limited to vetted external testers while national laboratories and government agencies assess its performance.