OpenAI: Building an early warning system for LLM-aided biological threat creation

Good news! Nevertheless be alert and proactive! Let's immediately use machine learning & AI to develop countermeasures!

"... GPT-4 Biothreat Risk is Low

GPT-4 poses negligible additional risk that a malefactor could build a biological weapon, according to a new study.

What’s new: OpenAI compared the ability of GPT-4 and web search to contribute to the creation of a dangerous virus or bacterium. The large language model was barely more helpful than the web.

How it works: The researchers asked both trained biologists and biology students to design a biological threat using either web search or web search plus GPT-4. ..."

"... In an evaluation involving both biology experts and students, we found that GPT-4 provides at most a mild uplift in biological threat creation accuracy. While this uplift is not large enough to be conclusive, our finding is a starting point for continued research and community deliberation. ..."

The Batch by Andrew Ng

Building an early warning system for LLM-aided biological threat creation