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Risk of terrorist bioweapons and societal unrest caused by AI, UK government warns ahead of safety summit

The Government has warned on the risk 'terrorist groups trying to develop bioweapons' and 'societal unrest' caused by advances in artificial intelligence ahead of Rishi Sunak's key AI safety summit next week.

In a research paper circulated with summit attendees, the Government Office for Science explores a series of potentially catastrophic scenarios that could be brought about by enhanced capabilities of artificial intelligence if left unregulated over the coming decade.

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