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  "title": "Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/anthropic-says-it-blocked-possible-efforts-to-build-biological-weapons",
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  "summary": "In a new report, the A.I. start-up added that it could not determine if the research was legitimate or nefarious, leading the company to shut down the work.",
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        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Biological Weapons Undertaking",
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        "published": "2026-09-10T18:06:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Anthropic says scientists used AI for possible biological weapons development",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/anthropic-says-scientists-used-ai-for-possible-biological-weapons",
        "published": "2026-09-10T19:49:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons",
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        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons",
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        "published": "2026-09-10T21:33:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Slashdot",
        "title": "Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/anthropic-says-it-blocked-possible-efforts-to-build-biological-weapons-6650952",
        "published": "2026-09-10T22:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Anthropic says it blocked attempts to use AI for potential biological weapons",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/anthropic-says-it-blocked-attempts-to-use-ai-for-potential-biological",
        "published": "2026-09-10T22:27:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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