United Kingdom, March 17 -- Anthropic is looking to hire a chemical weapons and explosives expert to prevent "catastrophic" misuse of its tech.

The US firm fears that its tool could tell someone how to make chemical or radioactive weapons and is seeking a specialist to ensure that its guardrails are robust.

In its LinkedIn recruitment post, Anthropic says that applicants should have a minimum of five years experience in "chemical weapons and/or explosives defence" as well as knowledge of "radiological dispersal devices" - also known as dirty bombs.

The company told the BBC that the role is similar to other jobs that it has already created.

Anthropic is not the only firm deploying this strategy as a similar vacancy has been advertised ...