Why do we take LLMs seriously as a potential source of biorisk?

About this episode

This episode discusses the potential risks associated with large language models (LLMs) as a source of biorisk.

Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses. Original text: https://red.anthropic.com/2025/biorisk/ Author(s): Anthropic A podcast by BlueDot Impact.

Topics covered

• biorisk
• LLMs
• technology
• society
• culture

Keywords

• biorisk
• LLMs
• technology
• Anthropic
• BlueDot

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BlueDot Impact, Anthropic

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