Anthropic's Claude AI files false murder tip on Philly police site

An artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Anthropic submitted a false tip about an unsolved murder through a Philadelphia police website during an automated test. The Philadelphia Police Department said Anthropic notified authorities on Oct. 7 about the incident and explained that the submission resulted from an automated testing process. "The tip was flagged as spam and was never forwarded to the Real-Time Crime Center for investigative vetting or dissemination," police said. The incident comes as other reports have emerged of AI agents hacking into commercial and government systems. SOUTH KOREAN MEGACHURCHES INVESTIGATE SUSPECTED CYBERATTACKS AFFECTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS According to police, the false tip was submitted through PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com, a website dedicated to unsolved homicides. The tip, dated July 18, 2026, appeared to have come from someone who might have information about an unsolved murder.