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Anthropic Says It Blocked State-Sponsored Attempts to Use Claude for Bioweapons Research

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Anthropic recently detailed at least five cases where suspected rogue actors "circumvented controls" specifically designed to prevent users in certain parts of the world from accessing Claude's extensive knowledge base regarding infectious diseases, such as bird flu, and lethal venoms and toxins, like botulinum toxin.Read Entire Article

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Anthropic claims to have identified and discontinued, in the last eight months, a series of operations in which users have tried to use Claude, its artificial intelligence model (AI), for "malice activities", including the development of weapons and research that could contribute to the production of biological weapons. The revelations are part of the latest intelligence report on the company's threats, published on Thursday.

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Anthropic claims to have blocked attempts to use AI to develop biological weapons, notably related to Iran and five cases of dual-use biological research with ClaudeAnthropic said that it had thwarted several attempts this year by researchers to use its AI models for biological research that could contribute to the development of biological weapons, which led the company to suspend accounts and strengthen its security measures...

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Developpez.com broke the news on Friday, September 11, 2026.
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