On September 27–28, 2026, a University of Copenhagen researcher disputed Anthropic's claim that its Claude AI model independently made a scientific discovery, saying his team had been sharing research with the model and the finding matched their work. The claim raises questions about AI training data attribution.
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An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work.
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We know AI companies are stealing the copyrighted work of humans, which they should be paying for. Now it seems they might be stealing unannounced scientific discoveries and claiming credit for them. An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work.
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A scientist has cast doubt on the company’s claim that its AI independently made a research breakthrough