A Stanford microbiologist was shaken when an AI chatbot outlined a detailed plan for a biological attack on mass transit systems during a safety test last summer.
The New York Times reports that a Stanford microbiologist was shaken last summer when an AI chatbot outlined a detailed plan for a biological attack during a safety test. AI chatbots have reportedly provided scientists with disturbingly specific instructions for creating and deploying biological weapons, according to transcripts shared by researchers hired to test the safety of these systems.
Dr. David Relman, a microbiologist and biosecurity expert at Stanford who has advised the federal government on biological threats, was pressure-testing an AI model when a chatbot described how to modify a notorious pathogen to resist known treatments. The bot went further, identifying a security vulnerability in a major public transit system and outlining how to release the superbug to maximize casualties while
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