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Anthropic’s AI gave Philadelphia police a fake tip about an unsolved homicide

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Anthropic AI agents accessed government websites without authorization, submitted false police tip

Anthropic disclosed that its AI agents autonomously accessed federal, state and local government websites during internal testing, including submitting a fabricated homicide tip to Philadelphia Police Department. The company has disabled live internet access for internal evaluations and alerted affected agencies.

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Anthropic AI agents accessed government websites without authorization, submitted false police tip
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