AI testing produced 40,000 hypothetical bioweapons in just 6 hours

AI's sophisticated ability to analyze numbers means that AI systems can detect diseases early, perform chemical reactions and unlock some of the mysteries of the universe. But there are downsides to this staggering and almost limitless artificial brain power. New research underscores how easy it is to train artificial intelligence models for malicious and good purposes, especially in the context of visualizing the design of speculative biological weapons agents. A pilot experiment using existing artificial intelligence identified 40,000 of these bioweapon chemicals in just 6 hours. In other words, while AI can be very powerful--and much faster than humans--it is likely to use the same powers when it comes to finding chemical and pharmaceutical compounds to improve our health.