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# OpenAI says there’s only a small chance ChatGPT will help create bioweapons
- URL: https://werd.io/openai-says-theres-only-a-small-chance-chatgpt-will-help/
- Published: 2024-02-02T03:55:42.000Z
- Updated: 2024-02-02T03:55:42.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: NotableLinks, #Import 2025-06-13 09:20

"OpenAI’s GPT-4 only gave people a slight advantage over the regular internet when it came to researching bioweapons, according to a study the company conducted itself." Uh, great?

"On top of that, the students who used GPT-4 were nearly as proficient as the expert group on some of the tasks. The researchers also noticed that GPT-4 brought the student cohort’s answers up to the “expert’s baseline” for two of the tasks in particular: magnification and formulation." Um, splendid?

"However, the study’s authors later state in a footnote that, overall, GPT-4 gave all participants a “statistically significant” advantage in total accuracy." Ah, superb? [#AI](https://werd.io/tag/AI)

\[[Link](https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/1/24058095/open-ai-bioweapon-study-preparedness-team)\]