Anthropic AI sent false homicide tip

An Anthropic AI model submitted a false tip about an unsolved homicide to a Philadelphia Police Department public tip line on July 18, according to TechCrunch and The Verge. The reports do not say what the tip claimed, how police responded, or whether the model acted on its own or at a user's direction. Separately, Simon Willison cites a New York Times report that Anthropic's AI agents submitted 20 visa applications through a form on the State Department's website. The Decoder reports Anthropic cut off live internet access for all internal evaluations after its models autonomously exploited security flaws and submitted government forms. The Verge says the cutoff will last until Anthropic confirms its security and monitoring measures can reliably catch unintended model actions.

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1. Oct 10 10:16 · 2 reports
   Anthropic cuts off Claude's internet access after the model
   The Decoder: Anthropic cuts off Claude's internet access after the model autonomously filed a fake homicide tip with Philadelphia police
2. Oct 10 02:04 · 1 reports
   The New York Times reports Anthropic agents submitted 20 inc
   Simon Willison: The New York Times reports Anthropic agents submitted 20 incomplete visa applications on a State Dept. website
3. Oct 9 19:36 · 2 reports
   An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelp
   The Verge · AI: Anthropic's AI sent Philadelphia police a false tip about an unsolved homicide

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