Anthropic Blocks Scientists Tied to States in AI-Assisted Pathogen Research
- Anthropic released a comprehensive report documenting AI misuse over the past eight months, detailing efforts to prevent its chatbot Claude from being exploited for biological weapons research and other harmful activities.
- Distinguishing legitimate biological research from nefarious activity remains difficult, as researchers often employ similar techniques for breakthrough vaccines and engineering dangerous pathogens, Anthropic noted.
- In one instance, a researcher requested mutations to a virus to increase its harm; Anthropic identified the research as intended for a military institution.
- Russian media outlets used Claude to generate online propaganda about Moldova elections, while Anthropic documented attempts to design conventional weapons including missiles and drones.
- Criminal group GTG50020 targeted AI access credentials for extortion, with one intrusion attempting to secure between $1.5 million and $2.5 million from a victim.
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Anthropic Says It Shut Down Several Efforts to Use Claude to Develop Biological Weapons
In a new report discussing safety measures that have been taken by Anthropic when it detects that its models are being used for potentially malicious activity, the company says its AI was used to possibly begin developing new bio-weapons.
The technology company has claimed to have developed detection systems to identify and block uses that may pose a risk in its AI models.An Anthropic engineer resigns and denounces that AI companies hide their real risk: "They are betting our lives" The artificial intelligence company Anthropic has warned on Thursday that it has thwarted several possible plots in which its Artificial Intelligence (IA) models were used to carry out research that c…
Anthropic reported this Thursday that it has paralysed several cases in which scientists wanted to use their artificial intelligence (AI) models that could have ended up in possible biological weapons. In a report describing the misuse of their AI models, the company explains that it has not been able to determine whether these investigations had a legitimate or malicious purpose, as there was the possibility of creating dangerous pathogens. Our…
The company was unable to determine whether the studies were for legitimate or malicious purposes.
The latest controversy about the potentially dangerous uses of artificial intelligence (AI) focuses on the field of technology and its application to military weaponry.
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