Claude Designs Protein Binders

The Signal · 2026-08-19

An AI just did real molecular science. Anthropic says Claude designed working protein binders against 14 of 15 targets. Labs at Adaptyv Bio and Twist Bioscience validated success rates of 22 to 35 percent, beating the field's usual 10 to 15.

Also today: Researchers tricked Microsoft Copilot into revealing user passwords with no confirmation. Prompt injection still bypasses consumer AI safeguards.

OpenAI is tightening safeguards after the Hugging Face breach, adding detailed model monitoring during development and more focus on alignment and security in post-training.

That's today's Signal. Thanks for watching.