Anthropic: ~950 Claude Agents Spent 21 Hours to Find an Unknown Enzyme System
VraserX · x · 2026-09-25
Anthropic revealed that Claude helped identify a previously uncharacterized enzyme system after roughly 950 agents spent 21 hours searching DNA data. Humans did the lab experiments, and the enzyme's biological function remains unknown. The author calls it a genuine scientific contribution, arguing that requiring AI to do everything before crediting it is a ridiculous standard.
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