# A Claude model autonomously chose a gene therapy and operated on a mouse brain with no human decision-making

**Published:** October 30, 2026
**Author:** Matthias Bastian
**Source:** The Decoder
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/a-claude-model-autonomously-chose-a-gene-therapy-and-operated-on-a-mouse

An AI agent performed brain surgery on an epileptic mouse, picking the drug, the brain target, and the injection coordinates on its own. According to lead researcher Ocana-Santero, it's the first time an AI agent has autonomously chosen a treatment and delivered it to a living…

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