Robots & Artificial IntelligenceAn Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police Posted on October 12, 2026 by Administrator An Anthropic AI model submitted a false tip about an unsolved murder to the Philadelphia police. The AI reportedly submitted this incorrect information to a public Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) tip line on July 18, but Anthropic didn’t discover the behavior until September 28. The police had not seen the tip because it was marked as spam.
