You don't need AI to build a nuke in your garage. You need uranium.

And if you have uranium, you still don't need AI. You need a pocket calculator, a library card, and a death wish.

Yes - persons with death wishes having arbitrarily powerful consultation is the crux of it.

Apologies for the bad example. Replace w/ gain of function / whatever else, or just brainstorm with your local model, ect.

	▲	CamperBob2 a day ago \| parent [-]
		If you are going to do something evil, you're going to do it either way. The best (worst) an AI can do is put you ahead by a couple of years. Aum Shin Rikyo didn't need AI. Neither did WIV, if you believe the conspiracy theories. Meanwhile, decelerationism and secrecy cripple the rest of us.