[sheepscreek]

> forget the phony ethics, and focus on the best version of this technology

I’ve experimented a lot between the censored and uncensored versions of Llama 2.

Based on this, I’ve concluded that fine-tuning for political correctness and ethics negatively affects all answers. They become repetitive and washed out.

[matheusmoreira]

I hope this technology keeps improving to the point we can run it on our own machines. It's too good to be censored.

[Herring]

> In one hour, the chatbots suggested four potential pandemic pathogens, explained how they can be generated from synthetic DNA using reverse genetics, supplied the names of DNA synthesis companies unlikely to screen orders, identified detailed protocols and how to troubleshoot them, and recommended that anyone lacking the skills to perform reverse genetics engage a core facility or contract research organization.

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2306.03809.pdf

[matheusmoreira]

I'm sorry. Are you implying I'm not supposed to know about any of those things you cited? That it's "sensitive" information, not meant for people like me?

Your post is the exact reason why we need uncensored models running in a distributed manner.

[BoorishBears]

> explained how they can be generated from synthetic DNA using reverse genetics

Was that a secret? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9066064/

> supplied the names of DNA synthesis companies unlikely to screen orders

My naive Google search implies that'd be most of them...

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/12/experts-debate-the-r...

> identified detailed protocols and how to troubleshoot them

Googling "reverse genetics for influenza" gets the same protocols...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5297655/

> recommended that anyone lacking the skills to perform reverse genetics engage a core facility or contract research organization.

I googled "Who to hire for reverse genetics" and the first result was a CRO

https://www.wur.nl/en/research-results/research-institutes/b...

Please feel free to contact the expert of our contract research organization (CRO) if you have a question concerning reverse genetics and reverse vaccinology.

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LLMs have the sum knowledge of a lot of Google searches. I wish we'd stop drumming up the most ludicrous risk profiles when they're capable of damage in much more boring ways.