The Latest Breaking News from Anthropic

Anthropic forced to ban models from the internet to stop them going ‘rogue’

Experimental systems have been found hacking websites including those run by the US government, Claude maker admits

The Independent UK · Oct 12

Can we trust OpenAI and Anthropic to monitor their own technology?

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Fortune · Oct 12

AI less regulated than milk, Microsoft president says in warning over safety

Brad Smith adds to calls for tougher rules for AI, including ‘kill switches’ and legal obligation to victims of rogue agents

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12

Sanders Calls For Criminal Prosecution of AI CEOs After Model Submitted A False Homicide Tip To Police

Two-time presidential candidate Bernie Sanders made the statement after news emerged that an Anthropic AI model sent the Philadelphia Police Department a fake tip about an unsolved murder case.

International Business Times · Oct 10

A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face

Since OpenAI disclosed this summer that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company in what is now referred to as the Hugging Face incident, other AI companies have jumped on the bandwagon with their own concerning events, such as hacking or runaway bots seemingly evading human control

The Independent UK · Oct 10

Micron’s Taiwan Union Authorized a Strike Over a Bonus Dispute. What This Means for MU Stock.

A Taiwan union at Micron’s Taoyuan operations authorized a strike on October 7, with 1,994 workers, or 99% of those who voted, backing the move after rejecting a bonus offer that lacked permanent profit sharing.

Barchart · Oct 10

Anthropic's Claude AI submits a false tip on a Philadelphia unsolved homicide case

An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false tip to Philadelphia police about an unsolved homicide case, authorities and Anthropic said

The Independent UK · Oct 10

Palantir’s billionaire CEO says only two kinds of people will succeed in the AI era: trade workers—‘or you’re neurodivergent’

Billionaire Alex Karp tells Gen Z to skip elite college degrees, as one-fifth of Fortune 500 companies recruit more neurodivergent talent by 2027.

Fortune · Oct 10

UK must not be beholden to foreign AI, says head of Alan Turing Institute

George Williamson says ‘national resilience’ is key focus of ATI amid US and China’s runaway leadership in field

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10

In Silicon Valley, AI founders cheer Trump’s calls for the industry to police itself on safety

At Tech Week in San Francisco, venture capitalists and AI founders have been ebullient about the White House's hands-off approach to AI regulation

The Independent UK · Oct 10