Anthropic to Build Bio Research Lab in San Francisco, Pushing Claude-Based Experiment Automation

AI company Anthropic is building a research facility in the San Francisco Bay Area capable of conducting actual biological experiments. The company aims to move beyond computer simulations by automating lab work through controlling robotic equipment with its Claude AI system. Anthropic plans to speed up drug development for rare diseases and other areas where the pharmaceutical industry has not sufficiently focused, according to Reuters.