Anthropic says its AI Claude has “autonomously discovered” a new enzyme system similar to machinery behind the powerful gene-editing tool Crispr. It’s the first result from Anthropic’s newly-launched wet lab and an early test of Claude’s usefulness for science as the company prepares to go public.

I thought we were supposed to be slowing down the frontier.

The Claude maker had previously been expected to pursue a listing as early as October, but people familiar with the plans now say November is being considered.

SYDNEY, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Top AI companies OpenAI and Anthropic urged Australia to rethink a ban on letting them use the country's creative content for training their models, saying a limited exemption could protect artists' rights while encouraging more investment.

Mirendil, an artificial intelligence startup launched by former Anthropic PBC researchers, is in talks to raise a new round of funding at a $5 billion valuation, including the investment, according to people familiar with the matter.

This move represents the first step in the CEO’s plan to slow down AI development.

Life sciences organizations can apply to use the model with fewer safety guardrails for biology research through the company's new Life Sciences Verification Program.

CEO of $450 million Israeli AI stress tester startup Irregular says the industry should hold its hands up to errors made in the summer of AI doom.