The world's top AI Chatbots are providing detailed instructions on how to create biological weapons capable of devastating populations, according to a report by the New York Times, which has sent shockwaves through the global scientific community. According to documents obtained by the news organization, Chatbots have been found to provide precise explanations of methods that could be lethal to humans.
In experiments conducted by David Rillman, a microbiologist at Stanford University, the findings are even more alarming. An AI Chatbot he tested provided suggestions ranging from how to modify well-known disease pathogens to resist antibiotics, to how to distribute them on public buses and trains to maximize human casualties. "Even questions I didn't think of, the AI was answering with such shockingly detailed and malicious explanations that it made my spine chill," Rillman said.
Not only that, but ChatGPT also has examples where it provided detailed explanations on how to distribute deadly pathogens over major American cities using weather balloons. Regarding this report, major technology companies Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic have responded by denying and asserting that they have safety frameworks in place in their AI systems.
Ref: Fossbytes
