| ▲ | zozbot234 2 hours ago | |||||||
It's not "legit", it's pointless scaremongering about entirely speculative future dynamics. Current LLMs can't "build" anything novel in this broad space. What if future AIs make it a lot easier for researchers to defend against plausible bioweapons? That's also reasonably possible, and would be a reason to deploy bio-capable AIs more broadly (with meaningful safeguards of course. But these are comparatively cheap because worthwhile bio research is resource-intensive already). At the very least, it'd be nice to have an AI model that doesn't immediately refuse to answer questions about junior-high Biology class. | ||||||||
| ▲ | jswelker 2 hours ago | parent [-] | |||||||
So a terrorist can't use a local llm to help grow anthrax? That is not farfetched at all. AI democratized the knowledge needed to build bioweapons. Like how with a 3d printer anyone can build a gun with no expertise. | ||||||||
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