Ai increases likelihood of pandemic five-fold

[AllThingsTech]

A pandemic is far more likely given that AI has proven far more effective than a team of virologists at troubleshooting bioweapons.

Today’s AI Could Make Pandemics 5 Times More Likely

AI may make human-caused pandemics 5× more likely than last year, experts warn in a study shared exclusively with TIME.

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Thankfully the study identifies ways of reducing risks posed by AI:

• AI models should not respond to prompts aimed at building a bioweapon.
• Restrictions should be imposed on companies that synthesise nucleic acids. Generic codes should be scanned prior to delivery of biological materials related to said code, to check for harmfulness and possibility of usage for developing a pathogen.