In Kevin Esvelt’s recent EAGx talk, he provides a lot of interesting thoughts on the matter of information hazards in the bio space. It seems that Esvelt would likewise hope that the engineered pandemics section had at least been run by a knowledgeable and trustworthy person first, or that Esvelt might actually express stronger concerns than I did.
For people low on time, the last bit, from 40:30 onwards, is perhaps especially relevant.
In Kevin Esvelt’s recent EAGx talk, he provides a lot of interesting thoughts on the matter of information hazards in the bio space. It seems that Esvelt would likewise hope that the engineered pandemics section had at least been run by a knowledgeable and trustworthy person first, or that Esvelt might actually express stronger concerns than I did.
For people low on time, the last bit, from 40:30 onwards, is perhaps especially relevant.