AI model Claude discovers CRISPR-like enzyme system, Anthropic says

AI giant announces discovery amid global debate about how to safeguard against catastrophic risks.

AI giant Anthropic has announced the discovery of a new enzyme system in bacterial DNA that it said could “represent a new gene editing mechanism” similar to the groundbreaking CRISPR tool.

Anthropic said on Wednesday that its signature AI model, Claude, had “autonomously”...