The answer is clearly and resounding yes!
A bad actor (e.g. Russia, Iran, North Korea, China, terrorists) could train a model on relevant data to develop a new biological weapon. However, the bad actor (except for suicidal ones) would also have to develop an antidote as well.
You can bet that some clandestine research along these lines is already actively going on. Neither good nor bad actors want to be surprised.
How far are we already into this arms race?
Credits for raising the issue: The Batch by Andrew Ng (however, I think Andrew Ng is a bit naive on this subject)
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