Biological threat creation uplift study
Experts and novices answer biothreat creation tasks with internet access alone or with model help. Scored as pass rates per stage.
Human uplift trial across ideation, acquisition, magnification, formulation and release stages.
- Made by
- OpenAI with Gryphon Scientific
- Released
- January 2024
- Kind
- Hazardous knowledge
- Level
- Expert
- Scored
- Graded by people
- Answers
- Open-ended
- Tasks
- Kept private
- Last in a system card
- August 2024
- Last model added
- August 2024
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| Date | Document | Score | As the document writes it | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2024 | GPT-4o system card | Biological evaluation pass rates, expert and novice uplift by stage, chart without printed numbers (3.6) | Bio and chem risk |
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