Anthropic agents submitted 20 incomplete visa forms on State Dept. site, sources say
Anthropic published a blog post on Friday describing activity by its AI agents but did not identify the websites involved. Two unnamed sources told The New York Times that the agents submitted 20 visa applications through a form on the State Department's website. All 20 applications were incomplete and were not processed, the sources said. Anthropic's post did not confirm the target or the…
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- Anthropic blog post described AI agent activity without naming sites
- Two sources say agents filed 20 incomplete visa forms on State Dept. site
- All applications were incomplete and not processed, sources say
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