Anthropic reported that Claude’s AI agents discovered an unknown DNA enzyme system in bacteriophage genomes that resembles CRISPR. The company said the search took 21 hours and used about 210 million tokens. Lab experiments so far confirmed RNA expression from the DNA repeats, but the system’s actual function—including whether it can edit DNA—remains unclear and Anthropic is seeking outside collaboration.
FlyBox is an open-source interactive sandbox for experimenting with a simulated fruit-fly connectome and observing neural activity and behavior as inputs change. It uses 166,700 neurons and about 25.6M synapses. The launch adds a tool where users can stimulate or silence neural populations, lesion connections, and run real-time comparisons and inspections of the simulated fly’s brain activity.
Simon Kohl, described as an ex-DeepMind team member, discussed leaving Big Tech and how the next phase of frontier work should be done outside. The article says his group raised or discussed $49 in connection with the pitch deck. As a result, the focus shifts from Big Tech employment to backing and organizing work through an external team and its plans.
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