Anthropic reportedly sets up Bay Area biology lab for AI-directed experiments

A post on X says Anthropic has established a Bay Area “wet lab” for physical biological experiments, with the goal of having Claude direct laboratory robots with limited human intervention. According to the account, Anthropic says it will focus on preclinical research rather than clinical trials to avoid competing directly with pharmaceutical companies. A quote-post welcomes AI’s potential to accelerate drug development but questions the optics of an AI-run biology lab, citing Anthropic’s warnings about AI dangers.