AI agent used to perform controversial brain surgery on a mouse, Anthropic Sonnet-controlled motorized surgery rig — Opus 5.5 refused to conduct biological experiment, Sonnet given free rein to treat epilepsy with a range of gene therapy vectors after
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In brief: Tom's Hardware reported on 31 Oct 2026: “AI agent used to perform controversial brain surgery on a mouse, Anthropic Sonnet-controlled motorized surgery rig — Opus 5.5 refused to conduct biological experiment, Sonnet given free rein to treat epilepsy with a range of gene therapy vectors after”. This page links to the original article and to related global AI stories tracked by Deekoya AI.
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Tom's Hardware, on 31 Oct 2026. The full article is at the source link on this page.