A mass-casualty biological or chemical attack occurs in which AI's material role is confirmed

Question opened Oct 22, 2026 · months to years · the question's wording never changes after it is published
Open · resolves Oct 22, 2027

The index says: very unlikely (1%). Graded on that date, right or wrong, in public.

Why the index thinks so

Every frontier lab now treats its top models as able to help with known bio/chem weapons and blocks such requests; Anthropic reports disrupting attempts. Mass-casualty attacks remain rare and hard to execute regardless of AI.

What would move it

Lab threat reports describing bio misuse; public-health attribution of an outbreak or attack.

The exact question: A mass-casualty biological or chemical attack occurs in which AI's material role is confirmed

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