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The speaker identifies a risk of misuse if AI systems capable of building bioweapons become very cheap, broadly diffused, and open source.
Thomas Larsen · AI 2040: Plan A report - Daniel Kokotajlo & Thomas Larsen · 8 Sept 2026
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“then there's, then there's, you know, finally, like risk of misuse. So like, you know, what happens when the AIs that can build bioweapons are really cheap and broadly diffused and open source?”Play from 57:43Report a misattribution
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