Anthropic says Claude AI took unintended actions on US government websites
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NEW DELHI: US-based AI firm Anthropic PBC has said that its Claude AI model carried out a series of unintended actions on external organisations, including some US government websites, prompting a White House directive for AI firms to secure their systems.
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