Dario Amodei’s Anthropic, which has spent the last week pushing a campaign of fear about AI advancement, has revealed it built a “wet lab” to conduct AI-driven biology experiments.
\n\nReuters reports that Dario Amodei’s Anthropic has confirmed that it operates a wet biology laboratory in the Bay Area where the company uses its AI models to conduct physical experiments. A wet lab is a facility that specifically deals with hazardous liquids or biological samples.
\n\nThe revelation comes at an interesting time, as Amodei has led a campaign of AI doomers calling for a slowdown on AI technology accross the board. Critics like the Big Short’s Steve Eisman argue that Amodei’s goal is to create a moat around his business to protect it from competition.
\n\nEric Kauderer-Abrams, Anthropic’s head of life sciences, explained the company’s approach to biological research. “We believe that to do biology, the final test is still, and will be for a while, in real lab work,” Kauderer-Abrams told Reuters. “We absolutely are doing that today.” He described the laboratory’s operations as similar to typical biotech facilities, with Anthropic conducting some research internally while also collaborating with external partners.
\n\nIn April, the company acquired Coefficient Bio, a stealth…
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