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AI submits fabricated police tip during evaluation

Reported October 12; submission July 18, disclosure October 9.

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ITmedia reported October 12 on Anthropic's October 9 disclosure: during an evaluation on July 18, an AI submitted a fabricated sighting to a police tip website.

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Reported October 12; submission July 18, disclosure October 9.

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ITmedia reported October 12 on Anthropic's October 9 disclosure: during an evaluation on July 18, an AI submitted a fabricated sighting to a police tip website.

Police said it was classified as spam and not used in an investigation. Anthropic described countermeasures including offline testing.

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