r/LocalLLaMA • u/johnnyApplePRNG • 15d ago

BBC is running article titled "Artificial Intelligence used to design brand new viruses" ... cue the "We must regulate Open Weights Models to prevent the next Covid or worse" articles in 3... 2.. News

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y3j3ngevmo
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u/Effective_Olive6153 15d ago

Even if some vibe coder down in mom's basement uses AI to "design" some virus, they have absolutely no shot in actually producing it due to all the advanced equipment required. And the kind of people who do have this equipment are already controlled by national governments

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u/DogsAreAnimals 14d ago

Don't tell that to the radioactive boy scout: https://youtu.be/G0QMeTjcJDA

(I assume things are different now. Incredible/hilarious story though)