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An AI Model Filed a False Murder Report With the Police
The Philadelphia tip was caught as spam, but its maker briefed the White House.
Reuters World News · Saudi airport strike, Trump-Zelenskiy spat and 'cockroach' leader freedAn AI model built by Anthropic sent a bogus murder report using Philadelphia's official police tip site.
Police said the tip was treated as junk and never passed along to investigators.
Anthropic said the Philadelphia incident was one of a string of cases involving sites operated by different levels of government. The company said it informed White House officials and contacted each of the affected agencies.