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SECSEC-001 — Model Security Vulnerabilities

General-Purpose AI Enabling Dual-Use Biological Threats

4/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —

Executive Summary

Advanced AI systems risk lowering barriers to malicious life-science applications by democratising expert knowledge and elevating capability ceilings before countermeasures exist. Boards face regulatory and reputational exposure if AI deployment outpaces biosecurity governance frameworks.

Domain

Security & Privacy

Blindspots in model security, data poisoning, privacy leakage, infrastructure, model theft, and incident response.

Source

MIT AI Risk Repository — International Scientific Report on the Safety of Advanced AI (Bengio2024) ↗

https://airisk.mit.edu/

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