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SECSEC-001 — Model Security Vulnerabilities

AI Models Identified as Force Multipliers for CBRN Attack Planning

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

Executive Summary

Capable AI models present a direct misuse pathway enabling malicious actors to plan and execute chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear attacks with greater efficiency. Boards must treat CBRN uplift as a primary frontier risk requiring mandatory red-teaming and access controls before model deployment.

Domain

Security & Privacy

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

Source

MIT AI Risk Repository — Dimensional Characterization and Pathway Modeling for Catastrophic AI Risks (Chin2025) ↗

https://airisk.mit.edu/

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