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

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 03:59:02 GMT

Anthropic said Thursday it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks, surveillance, and research that could have led to biological weapons. As AI models grow more powerful, elaborate cyberattacks no longer require sophisticated skills and even lone individuals can create threats that would not...

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