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Anthropic reveals its biological weapons filter was down for a year
The Decoder Anthropic's bio-weapons filter was down for nearly a year, exposing 133 million requests
Anthropic disclosed that its internal filtering system for biological and chemical weapons risks was inactive for nearly a year, exposing 133 million user requests.
Why it matters
The failure highlights the fragility of current AI safety guardrails, showing how easily critical protections can fail without immediate detection.
Latest brief · Aug 16, 2026