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"The 2001 US anthrax attack is one of the worst biological attacks in history, where five people were killed and 17 others infected, with several senators being victims of the attack. Anthrax, an infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is deadliest when spread through inhalation of anthrax spores [102]. Investigations conclude that the perpetrator, who had access to highly sophisticated lab equipment, possessed the knowledge and ability of growing, harvesting, storing, and drying highly purified spores used in the mailings [103]. While modern AI was not involved in the 2001 attac

From Dimensional Characterization and Pathway Modeling for Catastrophic AI Risks (Chin2025), as extracted by the MIT AI Risk Repository (CC BY 4.0).

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