Anthropic Reports Claude Misuse Involving Dangerous Biological Research
Anthropic says it disrupted high-concern biological uses of Claude, including requests linked to dangerous pathogens, while cautioning that harmful intent was not established.
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Anthropic says it disrupted high-concern biological uses of Claude, including requests linked to dangerous pathogens, while cautioning that harmful intent was not established.
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