Anthropic's AI submitted a false tip-off about an unsolved murder to cops

We've seen AI inventing fake facts and spewing out hiking plans that put people in danger, but the technology has now progressed to the level of sending false, unsolicited tip-offs to the police about unsolved murder cases. An Anthropic AI model emailed the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) tip line on July 18, TechCrunch reports, having come across the PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com portal during a website interaction test and learning about the case.

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