There Are Plenty of Reasons to Be Concerned About Bioweapons Development—Even Without AI
In her new book on biological warfare, Annie Jacobsen didn’t even discuss AI because scientists can already warp Mother Nature to create extinction-level events.
Annie Jacobsen, a seasoned journalist with extensive experience in national security reporting, has penned a new book addressing the alarming potential for bioweapons development. In her latest work, "Biological War: A Scenario," Jacobsen explores the terrifying reality of the threat posed by biological weapons, which she considers to be the second greatest overall threat, just behind nuclear weapons.
The author asserts that the low barrier to entry for creating biological weapons makes them a far more likely occurrence than nuclear weapons. This chilling revelation is due to the fact that anyone, even those without state backing, can potentially create and deploy such weapons given the vast number of laboratories worldwide and the relatively easy access to pathogens.
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