Research · Updated 22 Oct, 05:51 pm IST
Citrini and Anthropic tested Claude on scorpion antivenom — it did not produce a drug
Why it matters for readers: Explains why flashy AI claims about designing drugs should be treated cautiously and verified by experts.
- Citrini Research partnered with Anthropic to try using an unreleased Claude model to create scorpion antivenom.1
- The experiment produced some promising starting points but did not come close to delivering a usable drug, according to experts.1
- Citrini admitted in its account that none of the team knew much about AI as it related to biology.1
- Citrini published a blog post describing the project with a provocative title and rhetorical framing of their amateur scientific attempt.1
- Anthropic has been promoting AI potential in life sciences and was involved just weeks before its anticipated IPO, per the report.1
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