A Claude model autonomously chose a gene therapy and operated on a mouse brain
A Claude-based AI agent selected the gene therapy, the brain target and the injection coordinates for an epileptic mouse without human decision-making. According to lead researcher Ocana-Santero, it is the first time an AI agent has autonomously chosen a treatment and delivered it to a living mammal. When a calibration error occurred mid-surgery, the agent refused to continue and could not be pers
