Anthropic says it blocked attempts by some scientists to use its artificial intelligence systems for work connected to biological weapons, according to Corriere della Sera. The Italian newspaper reported the development on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
The same reporting was picked up by several other outlets, including Yahoo Finanza, which said Anthropic stated its AI had aided possible biological weapons research. The coverage does not specify how many people were involved, which systems were used, or when the attempts took place.
The reports sit alongside a broader thread of recent coverage about AI and virus design. Tgcom24 reported that artificial intelligence has begun producing replicable viruses in the laboratory, and rivistastudio.com said an AI designed viruses that do not exist in nature and can be replicated in a lab. Mondosanità framed the same subject with the argument that the news may be better than it first appears.
