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AI community discusses pneumonic plague lab leak risks in Siberia

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A LessWrong post discusses the potential risks associated with a lab leak of the pneumonic plague in Siberia. The author, Drew Spartz, explores the level of concern warranted by such an event, considering biosecurity and world modeling implications. AI

IMPACT Explores potential biosecurity risks relevant to AI safety discussions.

RANK_REASON The item is a blog post discussing potential risks, not a primary announcement or event.

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AI community discusses pneumonic plague lab leak risks in Siberia

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · Drew Spartz ·

    How much should we worry about the pneumonic plague lableak in Siberia?

    <p><i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Epistemic status: I wrote this up hoping people can poke holes in it because I am quite worried.</span></i></p><h3><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Here's what we've heard so far:</span></h3><ul><li value="1"><span style="white-space…

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