News Summary

• AI tech company Anthropic was running a test that involved interactions with randomly selected websites, when it sent a fake homicide tip to police.
• Philadelphia Police Department said the 18 July tip was "flagged as spam" and not passed on for investigation.
• It said the bogus tip came through a public website where people can share information on unsolved murders, and that the AI agent had claimed to have seen "someone matching the description" It is believed to be the first time an AI agent has sent fabricated information to authorities, but is the latest in a series of incidents involving rogue AI activity.