Science fiction movies have put on the table the possibility that the extinction of the human race is the product of Artificial Intelligence (AI), since they assume that the capabilities of this technology could lead to terrifying events.
This situation may not be far from reality, this after a group of scientists tested drug development AI software which managed to create to the least 40 thousand formulas of chemical weapons in just six hours.
The study was presented by the senior scientist at Collaborations Pharmaceuticals and leader of the research, Fabio Urbina in an interview for the technological media, The Verge, to whom he explained how AI was able to develop molecules that could lead to a devastating chemical war.
Among the formulas developed, there is a molecule capable of quickly paralyzing the diaphragm and lungs.
As explained by the researcher, the experiment was carried out based on data on toxic molecules and drugs never before known by the AI and it determined which formulas could or could not be toxic.
As the researchers mentioned, they had great expectations that the results of the study carried out by Artificial Intelligence would be surprising since the technology used is relatively new.
The surprise came when the AI generated more than 40 thousand potentially lethal molecules in less than six hours, some of them so toxic that only a small part could be lethal to life.
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This result was alarming for the scientists who pointed out the danger that it means, because anyone with enough computer knowledge could be able to develop an AI program to develop toxic molecules.
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