Anthropic has established a wet laboratory in the San Francisco Bay Area to conduct physical biology experiments as it expands its life-sciences work, the company confirmed on Sept. 18. The facility enables physical experiments in addition to computer-based evaluations. Anthropic said the lab is not specifically for drug discovery and did not disclose the projects underway [google.com][deccanchronicle.com][techcrunch.com]. The company is exploring whether its Claude AI models can direct robotic laboratory equipment with limited human intervention, while researchers and external partners remain involved in experiments. Anthropic has said it wants to support research into rare and difficult-to-treat diseases, but it is not conducting clinical trials and said any drug program would face the high failure rate typical of drug development [techcrunch.com][dawn.com][cnyes.com]. Highlights: • Research access: Anthropic’s Life Sciences Verification Program gives vetted researchers access to more advanced models for biological work [techcrunch.com][ithome.com]. • Industry partnerships: Anthropic recently announced a collaboration with Novo Nordisk and provides AI tools to pharmaceutical companies including Genentech and Bristol Myers Squibb [techcrunch.com][cnyes.com]. • Safety oversight: Anthropic says human supervision remains necessary because automated biological experimentation carries safety concerns [engadget.com][cnyes.com]. Perspectives: AI safety critics: The laboratory has drawn scrutiny because Anthropic has simultaneously warned about advanced AI risks, including possible biological misuse, and called for slower development of powerful models [gizmodo.com][babel.ua]. (Gizmodo) "We believe that to do biology, the final test is still and will be for a while in real lab work" — Eric Kauderer-Abrams Sources: • EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program - Reuters - google.com • Anthropic Quietly Sets Up Biology Lab As It Ramps AI Drug Program - HuffPost - google.com • Anthropic Quietly Sets Up Biology Lab As It Ramps AI Drug Program - deccanchronicle.com • Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug programme - aaj.tv • Anthropic expands Into biology with new lab for AI drug research - arynews.tv • Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab for AI drug project - indiatimes.com • Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps up AI drug programme - business-standard.com • Anthropic is operating a lab that conducts biology experiments - techcrunch.com • Anthropic sets up wet lab to expand AI ambitions in life sciences - thehindubusinessline.com • Anthropic žene umělou inteligenci do laboratoře. Chce s ní urychlit vývoj léčiv - forbes.cz • Anthropic quietly builds biology lab for drug science - dawn.com • Anthropic își construiește un laborator de biologie. Cum vrea compania să folosească IA pentru accelerarea descoperirii de medicamente - digi24.ro • Anthropic yapay zeka destekli ilaç çalışmaları için biyoloji laboratuvarı kurdu - trthaber.com • Anthropic monta laboratório de biologia para acelerar experimentos baseados em IA - globo.com • After warning of AI risks, Anthropic takes AI research into the biology lab - firstpost.com • Reuters duyurdu: Anthropic laboratuvar kurdu, biyolojik deneyler yapacak - gazeteoksijen.com • Anthropic створила лабораторію для біологічних експериментів, щоб за допомогою ШІ шукати ліки від рідкісних хвороб - babel.ua • Anthropic Expands AI Drug Research With Biology Lab in San Francisco - brusselsmorning.com • Biológiai kutatólaboratóriumot nyitott az egyik legnagyobb AI-cég - hvg.hu • Firma Anthropic zaměřená na AI začala provozovat biologickou laboratoř - seznamzpravy.cz • Přední vývojář umělé inteligence Anthropic začal v tichosti provozovat biologickou laboratoř - echo24.cz • 米アンソロピックが生物学の実験施設　AIを創薬に活用 - nikkei.com • Anthropic Expands into Life Sciences with In-House Bay Area Wet Lab - androidheadlines.com • While Issuing Warnings About AI-Made Bioweapons, Anthropic Quietly Set Up an AI-Run, Robot-Operated Biology Lab Here in the US - gizmodo.com • Anthropic 自建生物实验室推进 AI 物理实验，此前曾警告 AI 灭绝风险 - ithome.com • „Антропик“ отвори биолабораторија, ќе користи вештачка интелигенција во реални експерименти - tocka.com.mk • Anthropic低調設生物實驗室！擴大AI藥物布局、鎖定罕病研究 - cnyes.com • Biolabort hozott létre az MI-fejlesztő Anthropic - telex.hu • Anthropic quietly builds Bay Area biolab for Claude-led experiments - insiderpaper.com • Anthropic has set up a bio research lab for physical experiments - engadget.com • Anthropic has set up a bio research lab in the Bay Area for physical experiments - reddit.com • Anthropic već ima laboratorij za biokemijske pokuse - bug.hr • Провідна ШІ-компанія таємно створила власну біолабораторію - epravda.com.ua --- 📰 Story aggregated by Kagi News