We’re Jammin: 1,000 scientists join Anthropic’s AI Jam at U.S. National Labs

Anthropic is expanding AI’s role in scientific research through a historic collaboration with U.S. National Laboratories, running the first “1,000 Scientist AI Jam.” This initiative will test the newly released Claude 3.7 Sonnet—the market’s first hybrid reasoning model—across authentic scientific challenges from multiple domains. The partnership aims to accelerate scientific discovery by potentially compressing decades of progress into years, while also building on Anthropic’s existing work with the Department of Energy to evaluate AI’s national security implications.

The big picture: Anthropic has launched the first 1,000 Scientist AI Jam in partnership with U.S. National Laboratories to evaluate how AI can accelerate scientific discovery and technological development.

• Scientists from multiple laboratories will test Claude 3.7 Sonnet, described as “the first hybrid reasoning model on the market,” using real-world research problems from their domains.
• The initiative aims to provide authentic assessment of AI’s capabilities in managing the complexities of scientific inquiry and solving challenges that typically require significant time and resources.

Building on existing partnerships: The AI Jam expands upon Anthropic’s previous collaboration with the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration.

• In April 2024, Anthropic became the first frontier lab to work with NNSA and DOE National Laboratories to evaluate a model in a Top Secret classified environment.
• That earlier work focused on determining how large language models might impact national security risks in the nuclear domain, while the new initiative broadens the scope to scientific problem-solving.

Why this matters: The collaboration represents a strategic alignment between private AI development and government scientific institutions to address national priorities.

• The initiative offers Anthropic valuable feedback on Claude’s performance across diverse scientific tasks, from literature search to experiment planning and result analysis.
• This partnership demonstrates how industry and government can work together to harness AI’s potential while addressing risks through rigorous testing.

Where we go from here: Anthropic positions this collaboration as contributing to America’s competitive advantage in science and technology.

• The insights gained will help improve Claude to better serve the scientific community.
• The company envisions AI becoming “a powerful force for progress” by applying advanced technology to critical scientific challenges.