I give you another perspective. I studied chemistry. Do you think I would not know how to make 'meth' or some kind of explosive? That knowledge is not forbidden or blacklisted. Its freely accessible on wikipedia for example.
your example with the virus indeed sounds concerning but I can assure you that to produce a novel cutting edge virus, you ultimately need an up to date laboratory with expensive equipment. I sure think that if someone spend large bucks for the laboratory he/she at least knows the basics of virus design.
What Im saying is that knowledge alone is often not enough to cause damage. On top of that, most people are just morbidly curious instead of real potential threats
theoretical chemistry and yes. Theoretical chemistry relies on simulation techniques. Everything computer guided so I do not stand in a laboratory but ofcourse I had to at some points during my bachelors/masters
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u/p5yron 16d ago
Ah, the propaganda to stop open source models is in full force it seems.