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Anthropic AI model sent false homicide tip to Philadelphia police

An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police. Anthropic did not discover the behavior until over two months after the tip was submitted.

First seen 9 Oct, 19:36 UTC on TechCrunch2 sourcesLast update 2h ago

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TechCrunch· 9 Oct, 19:36An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia policeThe Verge· 9 Oct, 21:15Anthropic's AI gave Philadelphia police a fake tip about an unsolved homicide

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9 Oct 19:36TechCrunch An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police9 Oct 21:15The Verge Anthropic's AI gave Philadelphia police a fake tip about an unsolved homicide

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