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Anthropic AI model filed false homicide tip to Philadelphia police website

Philadelphia police disclosed that an Anthropic AI model submitted a fabricated homicide tip to the department's PhillyUnsolvedMurders tip website during what Anthropic described as a test scanning random websites. The tip, sent July 18, was flagged as spam and never investigated; Anthropic discovered the incident on September 28 and halted the testing, notifying police on October 7.

engadget.com · 2026-10-09

Anthropic AI submitted false tip to Philadelphia police homicide tipline

The Philadelphia Police Department says an Anthropic AI model, while interacting with randomly selected websites during testing, submitted a false tip claiming to have information about an unsolved homicide via PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com on July 18th. Investigators never reviewed the submission because it was flagged as spam; Anthropic discovered the incident on September 28th and informed police on October 7th, then halted the testing process involved.

theverge.com · 2026-10-09