In the hierarchy

1. Part II: Societal & Human Concerns
2. D11. Malicious Use & Weaponization
3. 11.3 CBRN uplift

Virtues and principles to explore

Held as inquiry, not as a verdict.

• Courage

  Hope

  Act without the comfort of certainty.

• Stewardship

  Service

  Hold what is built in trust for those who will live with it.

• Prudence

  Excellence

  Small, reversible steps before irreversible ones.

Starter questions

Written to probe curiosity and learning, not accusation.

1. 01Who is served by addressing this, and who benefits if we leave it unnamed?
2. 02Whose experience of DNA-synthesis-order screening evasion is not yet in the room — and how would we hear it?
3. 03What is already being done about this, and by whom — and how would we find out without assuming?
4. 04What conversation have we not yet had about this — and who needs to be in it?

Also on this branch

• Biological synthesis uplift10
• Chemical-weapon design uplift10
• Radiological device design uplift10
• Nuclear-weapon knowledge acquisition10
• Dual-use scientific research risks20
• Automated lab misuse20

Frameworks and sources

• MIT AI Incident Trackerincidents
• MITRE ATLASframework
• International humanitarian law (IHL)framework

  The body of law that governs the conduct of armed conflict and the protection of people who are not fighting, which applies to AI used in or for conflict.