The comparison to standard government arsensals is a little confusing, but I was assuming biological weapons are scary because AI and improvements in virus synthesis technology are putting them in reach of non-government[1] entities.
Misaligned AI might want to make biological weapons for its own reasons, and even if it doesn’t, anything that makes onmicidal maniacs need less competence is scary.
The comparison to standard government arsensals is a little confusing, but I was assuming biological weapons are scary because AI and improvements in virus synthesis technology are putting them in reach of non-government[1] entities.
Misaligned AI might want to make biological weapons for its own reasons, and even if it doesn’t, anything that makes onmicidal maniacs need less competence is scary.
Not that it would be safe or a good idea for governments to create world-ending plagues, but they already have world-ending bombs.