AI-built virus could kill billions, warns Kiwi expert
A New Zealand expert warns that AI-powered pandemic creation is becoming an increasingly realistic threat.
An AI safety expert from New Zealand has raised concerns about the growing risk of an artificial intelligence system being used to create a virus capable of causing a global pandemic. The scenario has long been considered a worst-case outcome by those studying AI safety, but experts now believe it is moving closer to becoming reality.
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AI-built virus could kill billions, Kiwi expert warns
It’s long been a worst case scenario for AI safety experts – but the nightmare of an AI-powered global pandemic is growing closer to reality.