Anthropic Sought Data from Big Pharma, Faced Near-Unanimous Rejection
joecole · x · 2026-07-07
David Friedberg revealed that Anthropic proactively contacted major pharmaceutical companies to request proprietary data for AI R&D, but almost all declined the collaboration. This highlights the data barriers AI companies face when entering the highly regulated life sciences sector and suggests that Big Pharma maintains a strong protective stance regarding AI data partnerships. (The original post was truncated; full context is unknown.)
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