Anthropic says Claude aided gain-of-function chikungunya research, bans accounts and cuts access
Topic: technologyRegion: north americaUpdated: i3 outletsSources: 6⚠ Bias gap — sources divergeSpectrum: Mostly Center⏱ 1 min read
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Anthropic said it stopped multiple attempts this year by users to use Claude models for research that could help develop biological weapons and banned the accounts involved. It published a report with five case studies showing users circumvented controls, noted safeguards limited some requests to weaker models, and urged industry and governments to act.
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KEY FACTS
- Anthropic Says It Blocked Claude Users From Researching Biological Weapons. They Sought To Evade Restrictions. - International Business Times
- Anthropic Says It Blocked Claude Users From Researching Biological Weapons.
- Anthropic has reported attempts to use Claude to develop biological weapons - Mezha
- Anthropic says scientists used its Claude AI in sensitive biological research that could have applications in weapons development, including gain-of-function virus work and experiments involving pathogens with pandemic potential.
- Anthropic said it could not determine the researchers’ ultimate intent because the same scientific work can have legitimate medical uses and dangerous applications.
- Anthropic said it banned associated accounts and disrupted access where it identified violations of its safeguards and policies.
- The findings were disclosed in a sweeping report on misuse of Anthropic’s models.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Anthropic Says It Blocked Claude Users From Researching Biological Weapons. They Sought To Evade Restrictions. - International Business Times Anthropic Says It
Brief
Anthropic said it stopped multiple attempts this year by users to use its Claude models for research that could help develop biological weapons, and it banned the accounts involved. The company published a report with five examples, said safety filters limited some requests to its weakest models, and urged industry and governments to act.
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Anthropic says scientists used its Claude AI to assist sensitive biological research that could aid biological-weapons development, including gain-of-function work on chikungunya. …
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Anthropic Says It Blocked Claude Users From Researching Biological Weapons. They Sought To Evade Restrictions.
ibtimes.comSep 11Left
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Claude users found ways around safeguards for bioweapons research
arstechnica.comSep 11Center
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Anthropic has reported attempts to use Claude to develop biological weapons
mezha.uaSep 11Left
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Anthropic blocks weapons work queries on Claude AI from China, Russia users
indianexpress.comSep 11Center
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Anthropic says Claude aided gain-of-function chikungunya research, bans accounts and cuts access
nypost.comSep 10Center
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Government-linked accounts tried to use Claude for work that could lead to bioweapons, Anthropic says
nbcnews.comSep 10Left
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