We worry about how AI might assist malicious actors with weapon acquisition and development both because of how it is similar to historical information and communication technologies and how it is different. In recent years, terrorist groups have rapidly adopted technologies like encrypted communications, cryptocurrency, and social media. We should expect nothing different from AI. Just as those seeking information about how to build weapons shifted from needing to acquire physical pamphlets or manuals to searching the internet, we can expect that they will query AI. What is different, though,
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