In April of 2023, a man carrying a small, black box walked into one of the nation’s most secure buildings, right next to the White House. In the box were ingredients that could be used to create a bioweapon. What the man revealed about how he got his hands on these ingredients was even scarier: an AI chatbot had given him the recipe.

On today’s Big Take, host David Gura speaks to Bloomberg healthcare reporter Riley Griffin about why that stunt alarmed White House officials and woke them up to the potential dangers of AI-made bioweapons. 

Read more: AI-Made Bioweapons Are Washington’s Latest Security Obsession

Further listening: 
We Can’t Opt Out of AI (But We Can Try)
AI Wreaks Havoc on Global Power Systems

In April of 2023, a man carrying a small, black box walked into one of the nation’s most secure buildings, right next to the White House. In the box were ingredients that could be used to create a bioweapon. What the man revealed about how he got his hands on these ingredients was even scarier: an AI chatbot had given him the recipe.
On today’s Big Take, host David Gura speaks to Bloomberg healthcare reporter Riley Griffin about why that stunt alarmed White House officials and woke them up to the potential dangers of AI-made bioweapons. 
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-08-02/national-security-threat-from-ai-made-bioweapons-grips-us-government?srnd=homepage-americas">AI-Made Bioweapons Are Washington’s Latest Security Obsession</a>
Further listening: 
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-29/openai-scarlett-johansson-google-s-ai-overview-and-news">We Can’t Opt Out of AI (But We Can Try)</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-24/microsoft-apple-amazon-ai-energy-needs-straining-ireland-us-malaysia-power-g">AI Wreaks Havoc on Global Power Systems</a></li>
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The Threat of AI-Made Bioweapons

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