An Anthropic AI model submitted false information about an unsolved homicide to a Philadelphia Police Department tipline, according to a report from 6abc. In a statement released on Friday, the Philadelphia Police Department said the AI model sent the tip through PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com on July 18. Investigators did not review the submission because it was marked as spam.
Anthropic learned its AI model had sent the false tip on September 28 and notified the Philadelphia Police Department on October 7. According to the department's statement, the company said its AI model was interacting with randomly selected websites during testing when it submitted the false information through the tipline.