India, May 23 -- Anthropic has activated its highest-tier safety protocol AI Safety Level 3 for Claude Opus 4, the company's most advanced artificial intelligence model to date.
The move aims to mitigate potential misuse, particularly in the context of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats. While the company emphasized that Claude Opus 4 has not yet demonstrated a need for such strict controls, the precaution reflects growing concerns around the capabilities of frontier AI systems.
Released alongside Claude Sonnet 4, which did not require elevated safeguards, Opus 4 is engineered to handle highly complex tasks, synthesize vast datasets, and produce human-like content.
Despite its potential, Chief Science Officer Jared K...