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An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police
Publisher description: Anthropic did not discover this behavior until over two months after its AI submitted the false tip.
TechCrunch | Oct 9, 2026 | Amanda Silberling
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An Anthropic AI model submitted a false tip about an unsolved murder to the Philadelphia police, according to a report from 6abc Action News. The AI reportedly submitted this incorrect information to a public Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) tip line on July 18, but Anthropic didn’t discover the behavior until September 28. Anthropic notified the PPD about the incident on Wednesday and met with the department the following day.
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