Comment by ben_w

2 years ago

> Knowledge how to manufacture chemical weapons at scale is regulated as well.

Kinda, but also no.

I learned two distinct ways to make a poisonous gas from only normal kitchen supplies while at school, and I have only a GCSE grade B in Chemistry.

Took me another decade to learn that specific chemical could be pressure-liquified in standard 2 litre soda bottles. That combination could wipe out an underground railway station from what fits in a moderately sized rucksack.

It would still be a horrifically bad idea to attempt this DIY, even if you had a legit use for it, given it's a poisonous gas.

I really don't want to be present for a live-action demonstration of someone doing this with a Spot robot, let alone with a more potent chemical agent they got from an LLM whose alignment is "Do Anything Now".