Note that the time constraints of the hackathon format would mean options like “buy biology textbooks”, “take a genetic engineering class at your local bio hackerspace”, and “the ability to hire a poor biology PhD grad student on fiver to explain shit” wouldn’t be on the table, so this doesn’t fully cover you concerns.
Made a prediction market on this: https://manifold.markets/JeffKaufman/are-open-source-models-uniquely-cap
Note that the time constraints of the hackathon format would mean options like “buy biology textbooks”, “take a genetic engineering class at your local bio hackerspace”, and “the ability to hire a poor biology PhD grad student on fiver to explain shit” wouldn’t be on the table, so this doesn’t fully cover you concerns.