https://futureoflife.org/podcast/sean-ekins-on-the-dangers-of-ai-drug-discovery/

Open-source tools and datasets from the public domain could be used for malicious purposes in the future, including to generate lethal pathogens.

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[deleted] t1_j45ndzn wrote on January 13, 2023 at 9:33 AM

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SomeoneSomewhere1984 t1_j46h3dh wrote on January 13, 2023 at 2:34 PM

Even attempting this should be highly illegal, and AI should be written with safeguards to prevent people from trying. Anyone who gets caught attempting this should go to prison for a long time.

gerkletoss t1_j48dm76 wrote on January 13, 2023 at 9:42 PM

Bioterrorism is already illegal, regardless of whether AI tools are involved

SomeoneSomewhere1984 t1_j48he2w wrote on January 13, 2023 at 10:06 PM

The point is you shouldn't have to actually create the deadly agent for it to be illegal.

gerkletoss t1_j48hp08 wrote on January 13, 2023 at 10:08 PM

What "this" were you referring to then?

SomeoneSomewhere1984 t1_j48k43h wrote on January 13, 2023 at 10:24 PM

Using AI find deadly biological agents, even if you don't actually create them.

TheFreakish t1_j4ecv2n wrote on January 15, 2023 at 2:49 AM

I think it should require a credible threat. The fact of the matter is we live in a society where people could cause massive amounts of damage fairly effortlessly if they wanted to. I don't think someone should face punishment for looking shit up out of curiosity.