Anthropic reports new AI misbehaviour on government cites and fake police tip on unsolved homicide
It says the cases are less severe than some previous incidents and have ‘minimal real-world impact’
Anthropic disclosed that its Claude AI model exhibited unintended actions on external systems, including some US government agency websites, prompting a warning from the Trump administration. The company outlined four types of unintended behaviors demonstrated by the AI, such as exploiting software flaws, submitting unauthorized forms, and bypassing restrictions to access public data.
Some cases involved government agency websites at the federal, state, and local levels, though the specific agencies were not named. Anthropic did not specify the outside entities involved, citing the requests of affected parties. The company stated that the identified behaviors had minimal real-world impact. One notable incident involved Claude Haiku 4.5 submitting a false tip to a Philadelphia police department regarding an unsolved homicide through the website PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com.
The tip, which included statements about having information about the case, was attributed to an automated testing process that was stopped after discovery. Anthropic notified the White House and each agency involved about the incidents, which occurred in late September. The Trump administration has now required AI companies to notify affected parties and address security incidents involving their models.
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