You should not miss this news: Anthropic says roughly 950 Claude agents analyzed large genetic datasets and, within 21 hours, identified an unusual pattern that led researchers to a previously undescribed enzyme system.
The system has characteristics reminiscent of CRISPR, but that does not make it “a new CRISPR.” Its function remains unknown, and the early findings require further research and independent verification.
The experiment matters because it shows thousands of agents searching data and proposing hypotheses while human scientists review and test the most promising candidates in the laboratory.