Anthropic says Claude discovered a Crispr-like enzyme system, sparking controversy
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On September 23, Anthropic claimed that its large language model Claude discovered an enzyme system ART (array-associated reverse transcriptases) with properties "reminiscent of Crispr." About 950 Claude agents ran in parallel for 21.5 hours scanning genome databases, and from over 200,000 candidate reverse transcriptases, they screened out a new family containing long repeat sequences. Physical experiments on this system appear only in a technical report that has not undergone peer review.
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- WIRED Security and AIAnthropic says Claude discovered a Crispr-like system, ART
On September 23, Anthropic claimed that its large language model Claude discovered an enzyme system ART (array-associated reverse transcriptases) with properties "reminiscent of Crispr." About 950 Claude agents ran in parallel for 21.5 hours scanning genome databases, and from over 200,000 candidate reverse transcriptases, they screened out a new family containing long repeat sequences. Physical experiments on this system appear only in a technical report that has not undergone peer review.