Excellent piece, Amanda. What stands out to me is that this shifts the strategic question from resource ownership to conversion power. Gas in the ground is potential; industrial power emerges only when a system can process, transform, transport and redirect that resource across multiple downstream chains. In that sense, the decisive asset is not merely the molecule, but the architecture that converts it into usable national and industrial capability. And that also changes how we should think about vulnerability: disrupting one conversion node can propagate across seemingly unrelated sectors.
Hi Amanda, as usual for you, high quality report! Thanks for sharing your incredible knowledge. As private investor in mining and energy, I always learn something new with any of your article/post.
Fantastic insights. Thank you very much, Amanda. You're good at thinking out of the box, connecting the dots, and seeing things that very few others see.
Pardon the mixed metaphors, but I couldn't think of a better way to say it.
Amanda, thank you for this X-ray of energy and most importantly natural gas. There is much energy humanism to digest and rethink. Your research and writings have become invaluable.
Thank you for one of the very best articles on the true value and importance of natural gas. I consider myself to be very well informed, but this was the most concise piece I’ve read. 👏👏🎯
It may be comforting to have a reliable supply of raw crude oil, but Energy “REALITY” tells us that we need refineries to convert that useless black tar into usable transportation fuels and products:
• Planes, ships, trucks, and cars do not run on raw crude oil, they run on transportation fuels manufactured FROM crude oil by multi-billion-dollar refineries.
• Wind turbines and solar panels ONLY generate electricity but CANNOT make any of the 6,000 products or transportation fuels for life as we know it.
• The world is not dependent on raw natural fossil fuels BUT has become dependent on the products and transportation fuels MADE FROM oil, the same products and transportation fuels that Wind and Solar CANNOT make!
• The world needs MORE REFINERIES to process that useless black tar into usable transportation fuels and products for life as we know it.
Please don’t ask me questions that make me want to swear a blue streak on a public channel. Some forms of economic stupidity are beyond comprehension….
Artificial intelligence is changing biological research, it allows scientists to analyze genomes, predict protein structure and rapidly develop vaccines or drug discoveries. However, AI can also be used for creating biological sequences or making them even better for biological research. This capacity led to important decisions about biosecurity, ethics and governance.
So, AI for biological research has not been called into question it has become commonplace. The issue to focus on is on how humanity puts that technology to its best use.
The opportunity
With artificial intelligence, researchers are now able to speed up discovery of vaccine and therapies, improve surveillance and prediction of disease outbreak, analyze large biological sequences at incredible speed, design and engineer new enzymes and proteins for different use including medicine or for new generation enzymes and proteins to serve the personalized medicine industry.
The risk and challenge
However, the increasing capabilities of AI are coupled with significant risks that include:
Misuse of biological design tools. Cyber-security risks targeting biotechnology infrastructure. Lack of unified biosecurity standards across different regions. Fast scientific pace and thus a gap between the state of the technology and governance frameworks. Lack of transparent governing and research practices.
The importance of this observation remains that, though the capacity for AI-created biological design is already remarkable, creating real pathogens for practical use would involve substantial scientific, technical, regulatory and safety obstacles. Notwithstanding the above, its potential to be misused remains a real concern for both researchers and policymakers.
Future strategy
Science and Innovation + Biosafety + Ethics in Governance + International Cooperation + Responsible AI = Responsible use of Biotech
The future priorities
Enhance global biosecurity collaboration and communication. Create stringent governing rules for advanced AI supported biological research. Develop rapid diagnostics, vaccines and public health readiness. Make laboratories and essential health infrastructure cyber-secure. Foster ethical AI development through auditable processes and transparent use. Enhance both biosafety and AI governing knowledge training and education.
Looking at the future
AI is extremely beneficial for global health, however, its benefits are contingent on adequate governing and responsible guidance. Scientists and researchers aimed at fostering advancements in medicine, public health and scientific discoveries while curtailing the possible risks of being abused.
Artificial intelligence future in biology should not only focus on the speed of advancements for scientific discovery. It should also encompass how mankind can implement safeguards, structures and global cooperation to ensure science and its outcomes be utilized for everyone's benefit.
Excellent piece, Amanda. What stands out to me is that this shifts the strategic question from resource ownership to conversion power. Gas in the ground is potential; industrial power emerges only when a system can process, transform, transport and redirect that resource across multiple downstream chains. In that sense, the decisive asset is not merely the molecule, but the architecture that converts it into usable national and industrial capability. And that also changes how we should think about vulnerability: disrupting one conversion node can propagate across seemingly unrelated sectors.
Hi Amanda, as usual for you, high quality report! Thanks for sharing your incredible knowledge. As private investor in mining and energy, I always learn something new with any of your article/post.
Me Too.
Fantastic insights. Thank you very much, Amanda. You're good at thinking out of the box, connecting the dots, and seeing things that very few others see.
Pardon the mixed metaphors, but I couldn't think of a better way to say it.
Amanda, thank you for this X-ray of energy and most importantly natural gas. There is much energy humanism to digest and rethink. Your research and writings have become invaluable.
Thanks for informative synopsis — regarding the varied uses of natural gas in particular
Thank you for one of the very best articles on the true value and importance of natural gas. I consider myself to be very well informed, but this was the most concise piece I’ve read. 👏👏🎯
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It may be comforting to have a reliable supply of raw crude oil, but Energy “REALITY” tells us that we need refineries to convert that useless black tar into usable transportation fuels and products:
• Planes, ships, trucks, and cars do not run on raw crude oil, they run on transportation fuels manufactured FROM crude oil by multi-billion-dollar refineries.
• Wind turbines and solar panels ONLY generate electricity but CANNOT make any of the 6,000 products or transportation fuels for life as we know it.
• The world is not dependent on raw natural fossil fuels BUT has become dependent on the products and transportation fuels MADE FROM oil, the same products and transportation fuels that Wind and Solar CANNOT make!
• The world needs MORE REFINERIES to process that useless black tar into usable transportation fuels and products for life as we know it.
How is it possible that Canada's Liberals completely dropped the ball on this?
Please don’t ask me questions that make me want to swear a blue streak on a public channel. Some forms of economic stupidity are beyond comprehension….
Artificial intelligence is changing biological research, it allows scientists to analyze genomes, predict protein structure and rapidly develop vaccines or drug discoveries. However, AI can also be used for creating biological sequences or making them even better for biological research. This capacity led to important decisions about biosecurity, ethics and governance.
So, AI for biological research has not been called into question it has become commonplace. The issue to focus on is on how humanity puts that technology to its best use.
The opportunity
With artificial intelligence, researchers are now able to speed up discovery of vaccine and therapies, improve surveillance and prediction of disease outbreak, analyze large biological sequences at incredible speed, design and engineer new enzymes and proteins for different use including medicine or for new generation enzymes and proteins to serve the personalized medicine industry.
The risk and challenge
However, the increasing capabilities of AI are coupled with significant risks that include:
Misuse of biological design tools. Cyber-security risks targeting biotechnology infrastructure. Lack of unified biosecurity standards across different regions. Fast scientific pace and thus a gap between the state of the technology and governance frameworks. Lack of transparent governing and research practices.
The importance of this observation remains that, though the capacity for AI-created biological design is already remarkable, creating real pathogens for practical use would involve substantial scientific, technical, regulatory and safety obstacles. Notwithstanding the above, its potential to be misused remains a real concern for both researchers and policymakers.
Future strategy
Science and Innovation + Biosafety + Ethics in Governance + International Cooperation + Responsible AI = Responsible use of Biotech
The future priorities
Enhance global biosecurity collaboration and communication. Create stringent governing rules for advanced AI supported biological research. Develop rapid diagnostics, vaccines and public health readiness. Make laboratories and essential health infrastructure cyber-secure. Foster ethical AI development through auditable processes and transparent use. Enhance both biosafety and AI governing knowledge training and education.
Looking at the future
AI is extremely beneficial for global health, however, its benefits are contingent on adequate governing and responsible guidance. Scientists and researchers aimed at fostering advancements in medicine, public health and scientific discoveries while curtailing the possible risks of being abused.
Artificial intelligence future in biology should not only focus on the speed of advancements for scientific discovery. It should also encompass how mankind can implement safeguards, structures and global cooperation to ensure science and its outcomes be utilized for everyone's benefit.