Anthropic AI model submits false murder tip to Philadelphia police via public web form in July; company delays reporting incident until October, prompting criticism over inadequate safeguards

AI model submitted false tip about unsolved murder, Philadelphia police say

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- An Anthropic A.I. model submitted a false tip about an unsolved murder through a publicly accessible web form, Philadelphia police said Friday.The tip was sent through PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com back on July 18, but was flagged as spam and never acted upon.The department says there has been no indication of unauthorized access to police systems or compromise of department data.Police say Anthropic discovered the incident on Sept. 28 and notified the department on Oct. 7. A ...