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  "id": 6773482,
  "title": "Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/anthropic-says-it-blocked-misuse-of-its-ai-that-could-have-supported-6773482",
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  "published": "2026-09-11T15:09:21.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/anthropic-says-it-blocked-misuse-of-its-ai-that-could-have-supported-biological-weapons"
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  "summary": "Anthropic said Thursday it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks, surveillance, and research that could have led to biological weapons.",
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        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/anthropic-says-it-blocked-misuse-of-its-ai-that-could-have-supported",
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Anthropic blocks 'malicious use' of AI that could develop biological weapons",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/anthropic-blocks-malicious-use-of-ai-that-could-develop-biological",
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        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/anthropic-says-it-blocked-misuse-of-its-ai-that-could-have-supported-6695560",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu Health",
        "title": "Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/anthropic-says-it-blocked-misuse-of-its-ai-that-could-have-supported-6705563",
        "published": "2026-09-11T04:29:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Anthropic blocks effort to use AI to research potential biological weapons",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/anthropic-blocks-effort-to-use-ai-to-research-potential-biological",
        "published": "2026-09-11T08:13:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Anthropic blocks ‘malicious use’ of AI that could develop biological weapons",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/anthropic-blocks-malicious-use-of-ai-that-could-develop-biological",
        "published": "2026-09-11T08:54:20.000Z"
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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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