Anthropic says Claude autonomously discovered a new enzyme system

Anthropic claims its AI Claude autonomously discovered a previously uncharacterized enzyme system in bacteriophages, drawing comparisons to CRISPR. Roughly 950 Claude agents ran for 21 hours and processed 210 million tokens, with scientists limited to the initial prompt and lab testing.

• About 950 Claude agents ran 21 hours and used 210 million tokens
• The system is a previously uncharacterized enzyme found in bacteriophages
• Scientists only set the initial prompt and did lab testing
• Practical applications of the discovery remain unproven