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Anthropic accused of interfering with scientific research grants

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Anthropic has been accused of interfering with the scientific research process by screening grant applications for ethical concerns and other safeguarding measures. This practice has reportedly led to scientists being unable to secure funding for gain-of-function research, raising concerns about AI acting as a pre-crime gatekeeper. An Engadget article suggests Anthropic caught scientists attempting to use its Claude model for biological weapon research. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about AI's role in research funding and ethical gatekeeping.

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post discussing a news article, expressing an opinion on Anthropic's practices.

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Anthropic accused of interfering with scientific research grants

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Anthropic arbitrarily interposed itself into the # scientific process. # Research # grants are screened for ethical issues as well as a whole bunch of other saf

    Anthropic arbitrarily interposed itself into the # scientific process. # Research # grants are screened for ethical issues as well as a whole bunch of other safeguarding processes. Nobody will be funded for Gain Of Function research unless they have cleared some very steep hurdle…

    LINKS engadget.com/…/anthropic-caught-scientist…

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