Anthropic is operating a lab that conducts biology experiments
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Anthropic operates a biology lab in the Bay Area where its AI models can run physical experiments.
CEO Dario Amodei claims that AI could cure most major diseases in 5–10 years, and testing such theories requires actual lab equipment. Anthropic acquired biotech company Coefficient Bio in April and says the lab focuses on fundamental biology, not drug discovery. Meanwhile, Anthropic researchers warn that AI poses an existential threat — a former employee argued that AI could kill us all before the decade ends.
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