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Anthropic says it has blocked use of AI for malicious activity
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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.
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Anthropic website displayed on a phone screen and Anthropic logo displayed on a screen in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on September 26, 2023.
Anthropic released its latest threat intelligence report, which addresses several real-world case studies in which scientific researchers used the company’s artificial intelligence models to develop biological weapons.
Anthropic says scientists used its Claude AI in sensitive biological research that the company feared could have applications in weapons development — including gain-of-function virus work and experiments involving pathogens with pandemic potential.
Anthropic believes the blocked research into biological weapons was suspicious because it was intended to be carried out at a military research institute.
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Anthropic says it has blocked multiple accounts that used the company’s artificial intelligence models in ways that could support the development of biological weapons.
One day after two researchers warned that artificial intelligence could kill all humans, Anthropic reports that it blocked possible efforts by scientists to create biological weapons. Andy Weber, senior fellow at the Council on Strategic Risks, joins CBS News to discuss.
Anthropic intervened in multiple attempts by scientists and other actors who were using its models to help develop biological weapons, the artificial intelligence research company said in a report released Sept. 10.
The company detailed five cases involving potentially dangerous biological research, saying it banned the associated accounts and strengthened its safeguards.
Report comes two days after former employee quit claiming company’s models could cause human extinction by 2030 Criminals, state-sponsored groups, spyware vendors, scientists and propagandists have attempted to use Anthropic’s powerful artificial intelligence models to design missiles and bombs, cre…
Anthropic said it had disrupted several potential plots this year by scientists who used its leading artificial intelligence models to conduct research that could have helped develop biological weapons.
Anthropic disrupts malicious plots using its Claude program, like attempts to test weapons systems, develop new drone tactics, and conduct dangerous biological research, as debate over AI safety intensifies.
Anthropic disclosed Thursday that it had shut down several attempts this year by scientists to use its artificial intelligence models for research that could contribute to biological weapons development.
A major technology company says bad actors recently tried to use their AI tool to create a biological weapon, as well as other very dangerous activities. Anthropic reports it blocked attempts to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious cyberattacks, surveillance, and research that could …
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.
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