3 papers
cs.CR2025
A system capable of verifiably and privately screening global DNA synthesis
Carsten Baum, Jens Berlips, Walther Chen +28
Printing custom DNA sequences is essential to scientific and biomedical research, but the technology can be used to manufacture plagues as well as cures. Just as ink printers recog…
cs.CY2025
Foundation models may exhibit staged progression in novel CBRN threat disclosure
Kevin M Esvelt
The extent to which foundation models can disclose novel chemical, biological, radiation, and nuclear (CBRN) threats to expert users is unclear due to a lack of test cases. I lever…
cs.LG2024
The WMDP Benchmark: Measuring and Reducing Malicious Use With Unlearning
Nathaniel Li, Alexander Pan, Anjali Gopal +54
The White House Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence highlights the risks of large language models (LLMs) empowering malicious actors in developing biological, cyber, and che…