# Hundreds asked ChatGPT for poison and bioweapon recipes and some got step-by-step high school level guides

> Source: <https://the-decoder.com/hundreds-asked-chatgpt-for-poison-and-bioweapon-recipes-and-some-got-step-by-step-high-school-level-guides/>
> Published: 2026-07-26 08:35:49+00:00

In summer 2025, OpenAI internally flagged GPT-5 as high-risk because it helped users create biological hazards, but downgraded the model's risk rating that fall. According to the Wall Street Journal, some users got step-by-step instructions for making poisons and biological weapons. Hundreds asked for that kind of information.

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