Censorship is often applied on the easiest, most popular access methods even though the information is theoretically public, and it has a real effect. Suppose for some reason you wanted to make sarin. You could spend hours poring over research papers, or you could ask Google or ChatGPT "how do I make sarin?"
And later, as ChatGPT becomes the only interface to the world's information, the gap between information that can theoretically be accessed by anyone and information that can actually be accessed by anyone will only become wider.
Even having to take a college class, even if anyone can take it, is a pretty big barrier.
And later, as ChatGPT becomes the only interface to the world's information, the gap between information that can theoretically be accessed by anyone and information that can actually be accessed by anyone will only become wider.
Even having to take a college class, even if anyone can take it, is a pretty big barrier.