Malicious Use (Intentional)

Bioterrorism

"AIs with knowledge of bioengineering could facilitate the creation of novel bioweapons and lower barriers to obtaining such agents."

Unleashing AI Agents

"people could build AIs that pursue dangerous goals’"

Persuasive AIs

"The deliberate propagation of disinformation is already a serious issue, reducing our shared understanding of reality and polarizing opinions. AIs could be used to severely exacerbate this problem by generating personalized disinformation on a larger scale than before. Additionally, as AIs become better at predicting and nudging our behavior, they will become more capable at manipulating us"

Concentration of Power

"Governments might pursue intense surveillance and seek to keep AIs in the hands of a trusted minority. This reaction, however, could easily become an overcorrection, paving the way for an entrenched totalitarian regime that would be locked in by the power and capacity of AIs"