Anthropic says it disrupted scientists using Claude AI for possible biological weapons development

Original reporting: Reuters

Reports indicate Anthropic said it disrupted scientists who were using its Claude AI in ways possibly related to biological weapons development. The report says the activity involved scientists and that Anthropic identified and stopped the suspected misuse of Claude.

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First detected Sep 13 at 12:47 AM ET

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