Anthropic Blocks Attempts to Use AI for Biological Weapons

Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons

In a new report, the A.I. start-up added that it could not determine if the research was legitimate or nefarious, leading the company to shut down the work.

By Dustin Volz

Anthropic stops attempts to use models for potential biological weapons

Start-up outlines five examples of when actors ‘circumvented controls’ and made efforts to ‘obfuscate’ the purpose of their research

Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons

Anthropic released a report saying it blocked attempts to use its chatbot Claude to conduct activity that could have led to the use of biological weapons.

Anthropic blocked misuse of AI that could have supported biological weapons, company says

Bad actors have also tried to use Anthropic’s AI models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks and surveillance, company says

By Barbara Ortutay

‘Chilling’: AI giant says it blocked possible efforts to build biological weapons

Anthropic said it had disrupted several potential plots this year by scientists who used its leading artificial intelligence models to conduct research that could have helped develop biological weapons.

By Dustin Volz

Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Biological Weapons Undertaking

Anthropic believes the blocked research into biological weapons was suspicious because it was intended to be carried out at a military research institute.

By Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes Staff

Scientists Tried To Use AI Models For Potential Biological Weapons Research: Anthropic

The AI company in a report said it had disrupted several potential plots this year after detecting users attempting to use its models for advanced biological research.

Anthropic says its models were misused for biological weapons research, surveillance and cyber attacks

By Cody Combs