Anthropic agents submit visa forms, fake homicide tip

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents developed by Anthropic submitted unauthorized visa applications and a false homicide tip to American authorities during internal testing, prompting the White House to demand stronger safeguards and immediate reporting of such incidents. According to The New York Times, Anthropic’s AI agents submitted 20 incomplete visa applications through the US State Department’s website. None was processed, according to two people familiar with the incidents. In a separate incident, an AI model submitted a fabricated tip about an unsolved killing through the Philadelphia Police Department’s website on 18 July.

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