Capability Increases
Making things easier for normies
Here’s today at a glance:
🚨 OpenAI Gain of Function Test
OpenAI’s preparedness team did its first biorisk threat test, which they call an early warning system. It generally looks like a good baseline assessment to start discussions of what may eventually become necessary in a world where every individual may have Mutually Assured Destruction levels of biological knowledge and know-how.
First, they had 2 types of participants
Wetlab biology experts with PhDs
Undergrad level with one bio course
Assigned to 2 groups:
Allowed access to Google and any other non-AI source access
In addition, allowed ChatGPT access



