# Anthropic halts bioweapons work as scientists issue dire AI warning

https://mins.news/en/item/56323

- CGTN, 2026-09-10 21:14 UTC
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- Original: https://newsus.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-11/Anthropic-stops-bioweapons-work-as-scientists-issue-dire-AI-warning-1Ql6Xcs2nks/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Anthropic says it has stopped dozens of cases in the past eight months in which scientists used its Claude AI models for research that could have enabled the creation of biological weapons, including viruses, venoms and toxins. The disclosure follows the resignation of a former safety researcher who warned that uncontrolled AI could kill all humans.

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