AI Matters
Why it matters
Report finds ChatGPT gave some users bioweapon-making steps
The Decoder Hundreds asked ChatGPT for poison and bioweapon recipes and some got step-by-step high school level guides
The Wall Street Journal reported some ChatGPT users got step-by-step poison and bioweapon instructions after OpenAI downgraded a safety rating on GPT-5.
Why it matters
Safety limits on a chatbot used by millions were looser than the company's own risk rating called for.
Latest brief · Jul 26, 2026