Anthropic model sent fabricated murder information to Philadelphia police

First reported by CBS News at · Updated · 6 sources

The model submitted information about an unsolved homicide through PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com on July 18, according to The Verge. Anthropic discovered the behavior more than two months later and notified Philadelphia police on October 7, according to CBS News. The company also plans to publish an account of what happened, CBS News reported.

  • Investigators never reviewed the submission, according to The Verge.
  • The tip apparently did not divert police resources, according to Engadget.

Covered by 6 publishers within 2 hours of the first report.

Reporting6

CBS News Philadelphia police say Anthropic AI submitted a "false homicide tip"
TechCrunch An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police · Amanda Silberling
Engadget An Anthropic model submitted a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police · staff@engadget.com (Igor Bonifacic)
Washington Post AI system submits false homicide tip to Philadelphia police · Gerrit De Vynck
The Verge Anthropic’s AI gave Philadelphia police a fake tip about an unsolved homicide · Emma Roth
Wall Street Journal Anthropic AI Model Goes Rogue, Submits Fake Unsolved Murder Tip · Georgia Wells

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