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Anthropic Says Foreign Researchers Tried Bypassing Claude Guardrails

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC · How we work

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Anthropic reported foreign scientists tried to bypass Claude’s guardrails on gain-of-function queries.
Anthropic denied the requests and terminated the scientists’ accounts.
The misuse report listed five attempts to obtain pathogenic-enhancement information, though motives might not be malicious.
Experts warn AI-driven dual-use biotechnology could enable extinction-level threats and global conflict.
Researchers argue publishing gain-of-function data outweighs accidental or deliberate release risks.

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Story summary

Anthropic reported foreign scientists tried to bypass Claude’s guardrails on gain-of-function queries.
Anthropic denied the requests and terminated the scientists’ accounts.
The misuse report listed five attempts to obtain pathogenic-enhancement information, though motives might not be malicious.
Experts warn AI-driven dual-use biotechnology could enable extinction-level threats and global conflict.
Researchers argue publishing gain-of-function data outweighs accidental or deliberate release risks.