Unfortunately, I believe we should anticipate the intersection of AI and biology to unlock novel dangers and dual-use things as well as progress on good things.
Indeed, there is a huge potential for dangerous applications with current technology. It is easier to design a molecule to poison a system than to heal a system.
For those curious in the topic, here’s a related 80k podcast: https://80000hours.org/podcast/episodes/nita-farahany-neurotechnology/
Unfortunately, I believe we should anticipate the intersection of AI and biology to unlock novel dangers and dual-use things as well as progress on good things.
Indeed, there is a huge potential for dangerous applications with current technology. It is easier to design a molecule to poison a system than to heal a system.