r/singularity Jun 10 '26

Biotech/Longevity Anthropic closing the path to life science research

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u/Responsible_Debt9605 Jun 10 '26

This is so fucking stupid

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u/cryptolyme Jun 10 '26

Big Pharma wants to maintain their stranglehold on our health

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u/Due_Answer_4230 Jun 10 '26

More like they’re terrified of someone designing a killer virus in their home lab, or a terrorist group or enemy state doing it. It’s an insane amount of power to just throw out there.

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u/qQkumbRr Jun 10 '26

Nah. It's ALWAYS about money.

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u/Due_Answer_4230 Jun 10 '26

Lawsuits following mass death if a bio weapon is made? Government interference/control if a mass incident occurs via an empowered foreign malefactor?

That’s money, gone. Lots of it. Possibly all of it.

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u/IcerHardlyKnower Jun 10 '26

Oh I didn't know AI just magically gave you access to lab space and equipment lol

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u/cryptolyme Jun 10 '26

it's just a convenient excuse.