Anthropic Reports AI-Assisted Bioweapons Research

Anthropic says users attempted to use its AI for chikungunya gain-of-function or biological-weapons-related research, with additional references to avian influenza, orthopoxviruses, toxins, and possible involvement of a military research institute. A newly read commentary repeats the bird-flu disclosure but adds no verified identities, experiments, facility details, or evidence of weaponization.