Anthropic says it blocked possible attempts to use AI to develop bioweapons

September 10, 2026

CNN: The new report outlines five real-life case studies in which users “circumvented controls” that block users from specific regions and “engaged in other efforts to obfuscate the purpose of their research to evade our safeguards.” The examples include possible gain-of-function research and involve both infectious diseases, such as bird flu, and novel venoms and toxins…