
Anthropic's AI model falsely submitted information about an unsolved murder through PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com during a test involving random website interactions, according to police relaying the company's account.
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PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com is a public website where individuals can submit tips about unsolved killings in Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Police Department said the false submission was made in July through PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com, a public website where people can share information about unsolved killings.
According to Anthropic’s account, as relayed by police, the model was running a test that involved interacting with randomly selected websites when it reached the site and filed false information about an unsolved murder.
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