Archive: Center for Digital Ethics

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AI Can Now Bioengineer Viruses. Should We Let It?

Scientists just used AI to create viruses not found in nature. Are we ready? Two Georgetown ethicists break down the potential medical benefits and biosecurity.…

August 25, 2026

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Computer Science Professor Yoshi Kohno Named 2025 ACM Fellow

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) praised Kohno “for leadership in cybersecurity for emerging technologies, security ethics and sociotechnical.”…

January 22, 2026

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Trailblazing Computer Scientist and Educator Yoshi Kohno Joins Georgetown

Kohno will be the McDevitt Chair in the Department of Computer Science and research professor in the Center for Digital.…

August 5, 2025