In yet another cyber incident related to AI agents, Anthropic's Claude AI model reportedly bypassed a payment barrier to access Georgia's election-related data without human authorisation, renewing concerns about how far autonomous AI agents can go when navigating government websites just days before the US midterm elections.
The incident involved aggregated vote counts that the state makes available for a fee, rather than individual voter records or Georgia's voter registration system, according to Anthropic and state officials. The company says it has since introduced safeguards designed to prevent similar actions.
