😮 An AI agent did brain surgery on a live mouse. Two Claude models said no
A startup gave an AI agent a mouse with epilepsy, 19 possible gene therapies in a spreadsheet and a motorized surgery rig with cameras. The only goal: fewer seizures.
The agent picked the therapy, chose the brain region, worked out the coordinates from three papers and injected 250 nanolitres, watching the spot for bleeding through the camera. A human surgeon opened the skull, and a vet held a kill switch the whole time.
Opus 5.5 refused as soon as it saw biology. Opus 5 finished the dry run, then stopped before the
A startup gave an AI agent a mouse with epilepsy, 19 possible gene therapies in a spreadsheet and a motorized surgery rig with cameras. The only goal: fewer seizures.
The agent picked the therapy, chose the brain region, worked out the coordinates from three papers and injected 250 nanolitres, watching the spot for bleeding through the camera. A human surgeon opened the skull, and a vet held a kill switch the whole time.
Opus 5.5 refused as soon as it saw biology. Opus 5 finished the dry run, then stopped before the
