15BiosecurityBelow the top 20
Gain-of-function literature made operational
CapabilityDomain knowledgeImpact domainBoth
Statement (NASA form)
Given that models can already stitch methods papers into working protocols, there is a possibility of a semi-skilled actor turning a corpus of papers into a lab plan resulting in know-how leaving the community that wrote the papers.
Likelihood
3Probable
Consequence
4Critical
Urgency
3Priority
The dangerous step is no longer reading. It is sequencing the steps.
Composite 15 = 3×4 + 3