Artificial Intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic has rolled out a tool to detect talk about nuclear weapons, it said in a Thursday blog post.
“Nuclear technology is inherently dual-use: the same physics principles that power nuclear reactors can be misused for weapons development. As AI models become more capable, we need to keep a close eye on whether they can provide users with dangerous technical knowledge in ways that could threaten national security,” Anthropic said in the blog post.
“Information relating to nuclear weapons is particularly sensitive, which makes evaluating these risks challenging for a private company acting alone,” the blog post continued. “That’s why last April we partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to as