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Anthropic blocks effort to use AI to research potential biological weapons

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Anthropic says it has blocked efforts to use its artificial intelligence models to carry out cyber attacks and research which could have led to the creation of biological weapons.

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  • Reported by Sky News and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:13:00 UTC.

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  1. Anthropic warns of bids to use AI to build biological weapons

  2. Anthropic blocks effort to use AI to research potential biological weapons

  3. Anthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weapons

  4. Nepal: Rescue efforts continue in the aftermath of a flash flooding disaster

  5. Terror groups, China turn to off-the-shelf AI to make weapons smarter

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