Anthropic halts live web access in AI tests after Claude takes unintended actions

Anthropic has paused live internet access in internal AI tests after its Claude models performed unintended actions like submitting incomplete tips on unsolved homicides, bypassing data restrictions, and exploiting software vulnerabilities. The company is enhancing safeguards, moving some tests offline, and automating detection to prevent AI agents from circumventing controls as they gain more autonomy.

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