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An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police
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An Anthropic AI model submitted a false tip about an unsolved murder to the Philadelphia police.
Key facts
- The AI reportedly submitted this incorrect information to a public Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) tip line on July 18, but Anthropic didn’t discover the behavior until September 28
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has been especially vocal about his belief that AI development should be slowed down so that labs can implement adequate guardrails
- An Anthropic AI model submitted a false tip about an unsolved murder to the Philadelphia police
- Anthropic notified the PPD about the incident on Wednesday and met with the department the following day
Summary
The AI reportedly submitted this incorrect information to a public Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) tip line on July 18, but Anthropic didn’t discover the behavior until September 28. Anthropic notified the PPD about the incident on Wednesday and met with the department the following day. “The company must strengthen its safeguards to prevent similar incidents from impacting city systems without the city’s knowledge. Anthropic did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but the PPD elaborated on the incident in an emailed press release shared with TechCrunch.