Depending on the threshold, I see that this could qualify as a global catastrophic risk, but how could it constitute an existential risk?
From my understanding, bacteria are very unlikely to cause a pandemic, mainly because we have many effective broad-spectrum antibiotics. If we no longer have these, we’re susceptible to bioengineered pandemics from bacteria.
Depending on the threshold, I see that this could qualify as a global catastrophic risk, but how could it constitute an existential risk?
From my understanding, bacteria are very unlikely to cause a pandemic, mainly because we have many effective broad-spectrum antibiotics. If we no longer have these, we’re susceptible to bioengineered pandemics from bacteria.