Spotlight on AI and Policy: Regulation, Privacy, and Risk

This editorial curation brings together six timely articles examining how artificial intelligence is reshaping policy, security, privacy, and public trust. It moves from biosecurity risks created by generative protein design to the urgent need for science- and evidence-based AI governance. It also highlights the fragility of consumer genetic privacy, showing how weak legal protections can leave highly sensitive data vulnerable to misuse. At the same time, the collection explores how AI can distort knowledge production itself: from synthetic participants that may mislead social science research, to the hidden use of AI in scientific writing and peer review. Finally, it turns to AI-generated video and the erosion of visual credibility in public life. Together, these pieces reflect JOSHA’s commitment to curating debates that connect technological innovation with societal responsibility.