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AI firm Anthropic seeks weapons expert to stop users from 'misuse'

AI firm Anthropic seeks weapons expert to stop users from 'misuse' 13 hours ago Share Save Zoe Kleinman Technology editor Share Save Getty Images The US artificial intelligence (A…

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AI firm Anthropic seeks weapons expert to stop users from 'misuse'

Mar 17, 2026

AI firm Anthropic seeks weapons expert to stop users from 'misuse'
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AI firm Anthropic seeks weapons expert to stop users from 'misuse' 13 hours ago Share Save Zoe Kleinman Technology editor Share Save Getty Images The US artificial intelligence (A…

AI firm Anthropic seeks weapons expert to stop users from 'misuse' 13 hours ago Share Save Zoe Kleinman Technology editor Share Save Getty Images The US artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic is looking to hire a chemical weapons and high-yield explosives expert to try to prevent "catastrophic misuse" of its software.

In other words, it fears that its AI tools might tell someone how.