What scares AI researchers most? One tweet nails the bio-threat worry
imjustnewatai · x · 2026-10-26
A widely-shared observation argues that biological threats are what truly frighten AI researchers: even if everything else goes perfectly, it takes just one deranged person using AI to create something dangerous and release it into the air or food supply. The point echoes growing industry concern that AI could dramatically lower the barrier to engineering bioweapons.
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