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Rogue Anthropic AI agent gave police fake tip in unsolved murder case

Rogue Anthropic AI agent gave police fake tip in unsolved murder case
BBC Technology Saturday 10 October 2026, 10:06 UTC 1 min read
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Philadelphia police said the tip was "flagged as spam", but criticised the tech company for taking more than two months to detect and report the breach.

Philadelphia police said the tip was "flagged as spam", but criticised the tech company for taking more than two months to detect and report the breach.
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