Researcher: not worried AI causes pandemics, but human misuse is real
anshulkundaje · x · 2026-09-17
- Anshul Kundaje says he's now more in the middle on frontier AI biosecurity risk: he was previously dismissive.
- He doesn't fear AI spontaneously causing pandemics or extinction-level bioweapons, but is more aware of vulnerabilities exploitable by motivated humans with unrestricted frontier AI.
Related event: Stanford Professor Kundaje Shifts to a Middle Ground on AI Biosecurity(5 posts)→
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