Morning Edition · Sunday, July 5, 2026
Anthropic Opens Claude Science, a Workbench Built for Running Real Experiments
The app combines researcher tools, records that can be audited, and access to computing power, moving agents into the scientific process.

Anthropic has made Claude Science generally available. It is a customizable workbench that integrates the tools and software packages researchers use most, produces records that can be audited, and provides flexible access to computing reso…
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