Anthropic is operating a lab that conducts biology experiments

Anthropic operates a wet biology lab in the Bay Area where it uses its AI models to conduct physical experiments. The company's head of life sciences stated that real lab work remains essential for biology research, and the lab works on fundamental biology rather than drug discovery. This development comes as AI leaders have claimed AI could cure major diseases, requiring methods to test theories in actual laboratory settings. The news has drawn attention given that Anthropic's CEO recently called for the industry to slow down and self-regulate, with some industry figures noting the tension between such warnings and the company's expansion into physical biotech operations.