Claude did not invent scorpion antivenom
So they teamed up with Anthropic to see whether an unreleased version of Claude could make scorpion antivenom.
The Verge reports: So they teamed up with Anthropic to see whether an unreleased version of Claude could make scorpion antivenom.
An investment research firm wanted to prove AI could revolutionize drug development. It came up with some promising starting points, but nothing close to an actual drug, experts tell The Verge.
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