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Anthropic AI False Homicide Tip

9 Oct to 12 Oct

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Mary CunninghamCBS News
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An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false homicide tip through a Philadelphia police website, the department said in a statement, the latest incident of rogue behavior from the powerful technology.

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“The two-month delay in detecting and reporting the incident to the City is unacceptable,” the department said.

3 of 8 outletsfirst reported 10 Octwording from The Straits Times

Philadelphia police said the tip “was flagged as spam and was never forwarded to the Real-Time Crime Center for investigative vetting or dissemination”.

5 of 8 outletsfirst reported 9 Octwording from Al Jazeera

The Philadelphia Police Department said the false submission was made in July through PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com, a public website where people can share information about unsolved killings.

4 of 8 outletsfirst reported 9 Octwording from The Straits Times

Anthropic notified the Philadelphia Police Department of the incident on Oct. 7 and said it plans to publish a report on Friday describing what happened and "other instances of unintended model behavior," Sergeant Eric Gripp, public information officer for the department, said in a statement shared with CBS News.

3 of 8 outletsfirst reported 9 Octwording from CBS News

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9 Oct
An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false homicide tip through a Philadelphia police website, the department said in a statement, the latest incident of rogue behavior from the powerful technology.
8 outlets · New York Post
10 Oct
“The two-month delay in detecting and reporting the incident to the City is unacceptable,” the department said.
3 outlets · The Straits Times
12 Oct
The tip purported to have come from someone who might have information about the case, according to a Philadelphia police statement.
2 outlets · ABC News (Australia)

Coverage 8 articles

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ABC News (AU)
10 Oct Anthropic’s Claude AI submits false tip on Philadelphia unsolved homicide case
The Hindu
10 Oct Anthropic's Claude AI submits a false tip on a Philadelphia unsolved homicide case
Toronto Star
10 Oct Anthropic AI model sent fake murder tip to US police in Philadelphia
Dawn
10 Oct Anthropic AI model submits false homicide tip to Philadelphia police
Al Jazeera
10 Oct Anthropic AI model sent fake murder tip to Philadelphia police
The Straits Times
9 Oct Anthropic AI model sends false homicide tip to Philadelphia police website
New York Post
9 Oct Philadelphia police say Anthropic AI submitted a "false homicide tip"
CBS News

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