Bioweapons in the Age of AI – bioweapon.ai
An investigation into the history of biological weapons, and how AI and emerging technology are now eroding the barriers that have kept catastrophe rare.
I. Successes Note: Refers to successful deployment of a biological agent, not necessarily success in achieving overall objectives. A1984 Rajneeshee Bioterror Attack Watch · The Dalles salmonella attack In September 1984, the Rajneeshee cult deliberately contaminated salad bars in ten Oregon restaurants with salmonella in an effort to incapacitate voters before the 1984 Wasco County election. Later investigations revealed that the attackers had a "fairly sophisticated medical research laboratory" at their commune, where they cultivated salmonella purchased over-the-counter from a Seattle…
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