AISN #10: How AI could enable bioterrorism, and policymakers continue to focus on AI .

<p><strong>How AI could enable bioterrorism</strong></p><p>Only a hundred years ago, no person could have single handedly destroyed humanity. Nuclear weapons changed this situation, giving the power of global annihilation to a small handful of nations with powerful militaries. Now, thanks to advances in biotechnology and AI, a much larger group of people could have the power to create a global catastrophe. </p><p>This is the upshot of a new paper from MIT titled “Can large language models democratize access to dual-use biotechnology?” The authors demonstrate that today’s language models are capable of providing detailed instructions for non-expert users about how to create pathogens that could cause a global pandemic.</p><p>Language models can help users build dangerous [...]</p> <p>---</p><p><strong>Outline:</strong></p><p>(00:10) How AI could enable bioterrorism</p><p>(03:48) Policymakers continue to focus on AI</p><p>(05:27) Links</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> June 13th, 2023 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-10?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-10</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Want more? Check out our <a href="https://newsletter.mlsafety.org/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Episode+description+footer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ML Safety Newsletter</a> for technical safety research.</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=center_for_ai_safety&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p>