#bioweapons — Public Fediverse posts
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New York Times: A.I. Bots Told Scientists How to Make Biological Weapons. This link goes to a gift article. “One evening last summer, Dr. David Relman went cold at his laptop as an A.I. chatbot told him how to plan a massacre. A microbiologist and biosecurity expert at Stanford University, Dr. Relman had been hired by an artificial intelligence company to pressure-test its product before it was […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/new-york-times-a-i-bots-told-scientists-how-to-make-biological-weapons/ -
In recent weeks, Russian officials have publicly confirmed that the scientists will use the labs to study deadly microbes such as the Ebola viruses, in an effort to strengthen the country's defenses against #bioterrorism as well as future pandemics. Under CDC guidelines, US research on Ebola is restricted to laboratories rated as "biological safety level 4" (BSL-4), equipped to handle the most lethal & incurable kinds of viruses & bacteria.