Did AI Find a New Gene-Editing Tool? Why Anthropic’s ‘Autonomous Discovery’ Is Sparking Controversy

Anthropic’s announcement of a ‘Claude-led’ CRISPR-like discovery is sparking controversy. Here’s why

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — AI executives are betting big on biology. They say their large language models that have already dramatically changed the fields of coding and software development and mathematics can upend biological research in the same way.But one company’s attempt to do so has already set off a wave of skepticism

Did AI find a new gene-editing tool? Why Anthropic’s ‘autonomous discovery’ is sparking controversy

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — AI executives are betting big on biology. They say their large language models that have already dramatically changed the fields of coding and software development and mathematics can upend biological research in the same way. But one company’s attempt to do so has already set off a wave of

AI’s Real Gift to Science

(The Atlantic) – Advanced models can help researchers sort through mountains of biological data. In other words, Anthropic made a big deal about a finding that—although achieved in a novel, Claude-led way—may not lead to any biomedical advances, and that the company knew may not lead to any biomedical advances. Ironically, in making such grandiose statements, the company and other AI boosters obscured what Claude does appear to have accomplished…