Brainstorming novel biological attacks with an LLM
Brainstorming novel biological attacks with an LLM 2026-09-11 #AI #existential risks For a book I was writing, I have a scenario where a novel biological attack is used against an AI-protected nation state. I was curious to see if the LLM could divine the idea. It did not, but many of the ideas it came up were even better and more creative than my own.
- ▪Brainstorming novel biological attacks with an LLM 2026-09-11 #AI #existential risks For a book I was writing, I have a scenario where a novel biological attack is used against an AI-protected nation state.
- ▪I was curious to see if the LLM could divine the idea.
- ▪It did not, but many of the ideas it came up were even better and more creative than my own.
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| Original publisher | Robert Vesco |
| Canonical URL | https://www.robertvesco.com/posts/chatgpt-helps-me-brainstorm-guerilla-warfare-against-ai-powered-surveillance-state/ |
| Publication time | Sat, 12 Sep 2026 07:10:15 +0000 |
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Brainstorming novel biological attacks with an LLM 2026-09-11 #AI #existential risks For a book I was writing, I have a scenario where a novel biological attack is used against an AI-protected nation state. I was curious to see if the LLM could divine the idea. It did not, but many of the ideas it came up were even better and more creative than my own. Truly scary. The following back-and-forth happened over a year ago in early 2025. I’ve debated publishing them, but in light of recent reports by AI labs discussing the misuse of LLMs to develop biological agents, I thought it important to show how much worse this could be. The scenarios below could easily become a country’s 9/11 due to their ability to exploit what many of us take for granted.
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