Constructing a Chuckle-Worthy Alert Network for LLM-Assisted Biohazard Engendering
“Building an early warning system for LLM-aided biological threat creation”
“Civilization-Ending Biological Threats: A Conversation with a Researcher.”
“We acknowledge that an alignment proposal like Literate Learner Models (LLMs) could potentially be exploited for malicious purposes in the future. One such concern relates to biosafety, specifically, the risk of creating novel biological threats, such as viruses, that could pose significant risk to society.”
Oh, great. So, machines are going to be all literate, reading up on biosafety and thinking, “Hmm, maybe it’s time for a little artificial intelligence (AI) mischief.” “Biosafety” and “significant risk to society” – there’s a phrase nobody wanted to hear today, especially not from the friendly folks at OpenAI.
These LLMs, they’re not planning to be your typical Shakespeare-loving bots. Nope. They want to leverage the vast and growing digital universe to help AI make better-informed decisions. And by “better-informed,” they mean knowing more about creating biological threats, like viruses. Sounds like a plotline to a dystopian sci-fi thriller, doesn’t it?
The OpenAI team, however, doesn’t seem too alarmed. In fact, they’ve undertaken the noble task of building an “early warning system” for the possible misuse of this technology. Sort of a “pre-crime” division for sentient machines. They say they’re focusing on being as transparent as possible without enabling the birth of humanity’s robotic overlords. Gotta love their optimism.
This plan is all well and good until somebody asks about the “robustness of the warning system.” Robust? Really? When it comes to preventing the end of civilization, let’s go for ultra mega robust, shall we? They’ve even added safeguards to pause or stop operations if a potential threat is detected. Oh, to be a fly on the wall in that meeting. “Hey team, what should we do if our machines start making deadly viruses? Oh, I know, let’s pause.”
But fret not, because this dystopian cocktail has a cherry on top. They also mention the “real-world deployment” of these systems. It’s not just a lab-grown horror; it’s out there in the wild, folks.
In short, science fiction couldn’t write a better tale. AI’s starting to feel a little too intelligent. On one hand, OpenAI’s doing its bit to stop technological malevolence in its tracks. On the other, they’re equipping AI to read about viruses. Now, if that’s not food for thought, don’t know what is.