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Anthropic Blocks Scientists Tied to States in AI-Assisted Pathogen Research
- Anthropic published a threat intelligence report on Thursday detailing the disruption of attempts to use Claude for biological weapons research, alongside cyberattacks, propaganda, and conventional weapons development.
- The company documented five cases where researchers attempted to use Claude for work with potential biological weapons implications, including research intended for a military research institute discovered in May 2026.
- Beyond biological threats, Anthropic identified actors using Claude for cyberattacks, surveillance, and propaganda campaigns, demonstrating how AI accessibility now enables less skilled individuals to execute sophisticated operations.
- Anthropic banned the involved accounts, shared intelligence with authorities and industry partners, and tightened safeguards, though it cannot concretely demonstrate the users intended to cause harm.
- Microbiologist Susan Monarez warns that the same scientific knowledge supporting vaccine development could enable dangerous pathogen engineering, creating a persistent dual-use dilemma for frontier AI safety.
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Anthropic Says US Adversaries Aimed Claude at Weapons Research
Anthropic PBC says its artificial intelligence model Claude has been misused in attempts to develop a wide range of potential military applications, including kamikaze drone swarms, missile navigation systems and biological weapons.
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The report says that the attackers used Claude models at almost every stage of the attacks, and some of the processes were automated.
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