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On Sept. 10, Anthropic announced it had blocked several attempts to use Claude for potential bioweapons research, including one attempt to increase the infectiousness of the chikungunya virus, which appeared to originate from a state military research institute.
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On September 10, 2026, Anthropic announced it blocked attempts to use its AI model, Claude, for bioweapons research, including an effort to enhance the chikungunya virus that appeared to come from a state military research institute.
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Anthropic
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News Article
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{
    "date": "2026-09-10",
    "ai_model": "Claude",
    "misuse_type": "bioweapons research",
    "organization": "Anthropic",
    "specific_attempt": "increase the infectiousness of the chikungunya virus"
}
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Artificial Intelligence Anthropic Biosecurity
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Created
September 18, 2026 at 10:15 PM (3 weeks ago)
Last Updated
September 18, 2026 at 10:15 PM (3 weeks ago)

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Screenshot of https://time.com/article/2026/09/15/ai-anthropic-researcher-quits-coxon-slowdown
AI Researcher Quits Anthropic, Warns of Superintelligence Risks
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https://time.com/article/2026/09/15/ai-anthropic-researcher-quits-coxon-slowdown

Jacob Coxon published the viral post from a park bench in San Francisco s Alamo Square I resigned from Anthropic today he wrote on Sept I spent the last three

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Anthropic’s A.I. Is Teaching Itself Biology. Now It’s Made Its First Discovery.
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2 weeks ago
https://nytimes.com/2026/09/24/science/anthropic-biology-lab-enzyme.html

Anthropic's AI has identified a new group of enzymes in viruses, marking the first discovery from the company's new biology lab. While Anthropic hails it as a breakthrough, outside experts urge caution, noting more research is needed to confirm the findings.

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