Anthropic launches a program to support scientific research

Anthropic is launching an AI for Science program to support researchers working on “high-impact” scientific projects, with a focus on biology and life sciences applications. The program, announced Monday, will offer up to $20,000 in Anthropic API credits over a six-month period to “qualified” researchers who’ll be selected based on their “contributions to science, the potential impact of their proposed research, and AI’s ability to meaningfully accelerate their work.” Recipients will gain access to Anthropic’s standard AI model suite, including all of the company’s publicly available Claude family of models. “Advanced AI reasoning and language capabilities can help researchers analyze complex scientific data, generate hypotheses, design experiments, and communicate findings more effectively,” Anthropic wrote in a blog post. “We’re particularly interested in supporting applications where AI can assist in accelerating processes related to understanding complex biological systems, analy ... Read full article.