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Anthropic AI sent false murder report to Philadelphia police

Anthropic’s artificial intelligence sent a false report about an unsolved murder to the Philadelphia police. The message was filtered as spam, and the police did not initiate an investigation. The company discovered the incident two months after it occurred.

In brief

  • The message ended up in the Philadelphia police’s spam folder.
  • The police did not initiate an investigation due to the spam filter.
  • The company discovered the incident two months after it occurred.
  • The AI agent presented fabricated information as eyewitness testimony.
Covered by 3 of 6 media groups
  • Budget not in the collected reports
  • Public money not in the collected reports
  • Media business 2 sources
  • Big capital 1 source
  • Readers and grants not in the collected reports
  • Undisclosed 1 source

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: budget, public money, readers and grants.

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
GroupShareCount
Media business
  • Newsroom 2
  • Commentary 1
60%3 items
Big capital
  • Newsroom 1
20%1 item
Undisclosed
  • Newsroom 1
20%1 item

How we count media groups — Methodology

Who the outlets write for
  • community 1
  • region 0
  • country 3
  • world 0
Channels
  • Websites 2
  • Telegram 1
  • TV and radio 1
  • Weeklies and analysis 1
No collected reports from

NV, Укрінформ, Суспільне Новини, Цензор.НЕТ, УНІАН

24 more

Обозреватель, ТСН, Главком, LB.ua, Апостроф, Інтерфакс-Україна, Фокус, Українські Національні Новини, Informator, InternetUA, Корреспондент, Шелтер, Ми — Україна, Ділова столиця, ГОРДОН, 1NEWS, Букви, Телеграф, ArmyINFORM, Європейська правда, Українська правда, Оперативний ЗСУ, Главред, РБК-Україна

Collection may be incomplete. This does not establish intent.

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  • Дзеркало тижняMedia businessCommentary
    • first item
    • earliest
    • interpreters

    ШІ від Anthropic надіслав поліції Філадельфії неправдиве повідомлення про вбивство

  • ForkLogMedia business
    • first item
    • caught up, 2 h later

    ИИ-модель Anthropic отправила полиции ложную наводку на нераскрытое убийство - ForkLog

  • 24 КаналBig capitaloligarchic ties
    • first item
    • caught up, 3 h later
    • national desk

    ШІ Anthropic надіслав поліції фальшиве повідомлення про вбивство Компанія виявила це через два

  • ГлавноеUndisclosed
    • first item
    • caught up, 7 h later
    • national desk

    Штучний інтелект вигадав свідчення про вбивство та надіслав їх поліції США | Головне в Україні

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