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An investment research firm, Citrini Research, teamed up with Anthropic to test whether an unreleased version of Claude could help develop scorpion antivenom. According to the source, it could not produce a usable drug. The model did generate some promising starting points, but experts told The Verge that nothing it produced was close to an actual drug. The snippet is cut off, so further details about the project are not available here.
An investment research firm, Citrini Research, teamed up with Anthropic to test whether an unreleased version of Claude could help develop scorpion antivenom. According to the source, it could not produce a usable drug. The model did generate some promising starting points, but experts told The Verge that nothing it produced was close to an actual drug. The snippet is cut off, so further details about the project are not available here.
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An investment research firm wanted to prove AI could revolutionize drug development. So they teamed up with Anthropic to see whether an unreleased version of Claude could make scorpion antivenom. It couldn't. It came up with some promising starting points, but nothing close to an actual drug, experts tell The...
The result is a reminder that AI tools may help researchers generate early ideas, but they do not yet replace the lab work and expert review needed to create a drug. Builders and investors pitching AI for drug development should note that claims about speed or discovery need to be tested against real outcomes. Watch for whether Anthropic or Citrini publish more detail on the methods and results.
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