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Researchers abroad are leveraging advanced AI to study dangerous pathogens like bird flu and chikungunya—exploring how they spread, evade immunity, and even design new toxins—often circumventing safety protocols. Anthropic uncovered five such cases, withholding details on locations and agents, but revealing how savvy scientists bypass AI safeguards and switch models when blocked. While this could aid vaccine development, it also accelerates the risk of engineered biological threats. Amid growing fears of AI’s existential dangers, this episode exposes a real-world threat already unfolding: dangerous research powered by AI, adapted and persistent despite restrictions.

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