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A clandestine group using a model to aid in developing a nasty disease seems like the most likely uh oh scenario right now. Either that or an accidental scenario where AI was used somewhere it shouldn't have been.
Biowarfare has been publicized as something evil geniuses can cook up in a garage for decades now. I think that narrative has been perpetuated by the governments and other large organizations which run clandestine labs...
It's not that difficult anymore, gene splicing is now something that can be done at home. Probably the hardest part is getting one's hands on the material. There was that biolab that was just busted this year in Las Vegas.