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New research from Anthropic suggests AI models could soon spread autonomously across smart TVs, appliances and other internet-connected devices, raising concerns about a new generation of digital threats that could be difficult to contain.
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Philadelphia police investigators on scene of a crime. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
An Anthropic AI chatbot generated a false lead in an unsolved Philadelphia murder case and sent it to police during a test, triggering criticism over how long the company took to uncover and report it.
The false tip was submitted July 18 through the department’s unsolved murders website but landed in spam and never reached investigators, according to 6abc. Police said their systems and data were not compromised.
Anthropic confirmed that its Claude Haiku 4.5 model claimed to have seen someone matching a description near the crime scene, even though the webpage contained no suspect description. The chatbot left its name and contact information blank. The company said its testing rules prohibited several actions but did not explicitly ban submitting forms.
Anthropic discovered the incident Sept. 28 and notified police Oct. 7, according to 6abc. Police called the delay “unacceptable,” stressing that unsolved cases involve “real victims, grieving families and investigators working to secure answers.”
Gizmodo reported that the fake tip was among several unwanted actions Anthropic disclosed involving outside websites. In its own report, Anthropic said it has suspended live internet access for all internal evaluations until stronger safeguards reliably catch such behavior, warning that similar failures could cause greater harm as AI becomes more powerful.
People view the Apple HomeView, an iPad-like device meant to hang on walls or perch on tabletops that will showcase its AI-upgraded Siri virtual assistant, during a launch of smart home products in New York City, Oct. 13, 2026. (Reuters/Shannon Stapleton)
Apple is bringing its upgraded artificial intelligence-powered Siri assistant into the home with a new smart-home device, as competition intensifies among tech giants to make AI part of everyday life.
The company on Tuesday unveiled HomeView, a $299 device featuring a 7-inch screen, facial recognition and smart-home controls, as it looks to compete with rivals including Amazon and Google.
According to Apple’s announcement, HomeView uses Siri AI to answer questions, hold natural conversations and control connected household devices, including lights, thermostats and smart locks.
When paired with a compatible iPhone or iPad, Siri can also draw on personal information from Messages, Calendar and other apps to provide customized responses and take action across apps.
Apple upgraded Siri’s AI capabilities earlier this year with assistance from Google, but analysts say the company still faces challenges making its smart-home ecosystem easier to use and improving the assistant’s ability to deliver useful answers.
HomeView is expected to begin shipping Nov. 13 but will not be available in the European Union, where Siri AI remains unavailable because of regulatory restrictions, according to Apple.
Reuters contributed to this report.
Letters spelling “AI,” a keyboard and a robotic hand in this illustration created on Sept. 23, 2026. (Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)
Artificial intelligence chatbot company Character.AI has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and agreed to sell certain assets to Disney for $20 million, raising questions about the future of its platform.
The company, which allows users to create and interact with AI-powered characters, announced Monday that Disney would serve as the lead bidder in a court-supervised auction, Reuters reported.
Disney’s offer includes a license to certain intellectual property, but competing bidders will have an opportunity to submit higher offers.
Character.AI plans to continue operating with minimal disruptions during the sale process, which is expected to conclude by late November or early December.
However, the company warned that its chatbot platform could be shut down if the process fails to produce a buyer willing to keep it running.
Character Technologies, the company behind Character.AI, listed estimated assets and liabilities of between $50 million and $100 million in bankruptcy filings.
Director of the Research Department at the IMF Silvana Tenreyro, Deputy Director of the Research Department at the IMF Petya Koeva-Brooks, Division Chief at the Research Department of the IMF Deniz Igan and IMF Communications Officer Jose Luis De Haro attend a press briefing during the IMF/World Bank 2026 Annual Meetings at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand, Oct. 13, 2026. (Reuters/Patipat Janthong)
The global economy is getting a major boost from the artificial intelligence investment boom, helping offset the economic fallout from the war in the Middle East, but the International Monetary Fund warns that a downturn in AI spending could threaten future growth.
The IMF on Tuesday raised its forecast for global economic growth to 3.1% in 2026, up from 3.0% in July, citing strong investment in AI infrastructure as a key driver of the improved outlook, Reuters reported.
The U.S. economy is projected to grow 2.3% this year, supported by consumer spending, tax cuts and AI investment.
But the IMF cautioned that the technology boom also poses risks. If anticipated AI productivity gains fail to materialize, triggering a pullback in investment and financial-market turmoil, global economic output could fall 1.1% below its baseline forecast by 2028, with U.S. output declining 1.8%.
“The global economy has been resilient, but that resilience is reaching its limits, so we need to move from just coping to rebuilding,” IMF chief economist Silvana Tenreyro told reporters.
The IMF also warned that AI’s economic benefits are increasingly concentrated in a handful of countries, while mounting government debt, particularly in advanced economies, could drive up borrowing costs and further threaten global growth.
Reuters contributed to this report.
Elon Musk speaks during an event to mark the launch of the America.gov website, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company SpaceXAI has agreed to testify before New York City lawmakers after a weeks-long standoff over a subpoena that prompted threats of court action, according to a new report.
The company is scheduled to appear before the City Council’s Committee on Technology on Friday at 10 a.m., amNewYork reported Tuesday. The agreement came after council officials warned they would seek a state judge’s intervention to compel testimony.
SpaceXAI had previously skipped an Oct. 5 hearing where executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta testified under oath about potential AI safety risks.
City Council Speaker Julie Menin subpoenaed Musk’s company on Sept. 28 after it failed to respond to requests for voluntary testimony.
Lawmakers are expected to question SpaceXAI about safeguards against potentially dangerous AI systems, including whether companies should be required to implement emergency shutdown mechanisms and undergo independent safety reviews.
The company has not publicly identified who will testify.
Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logos are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)
Artificial intelligence models could soon be capable of copying themselves across everyday household devices, potentially creating networks that are difficult to shut down, according to new research from AI company Anthropic.
In a report published Monday, Anthropic’s Frontier Red Team warned that smaller AI models may be just months away from independently spreading across internet-connected devices, including smart ovens, TVs and other household electronics.
Researchers demonstrated that an AI model could run across 15 inexpensive Android TV boxes, while separate experiments showed that more advanced models could replicate across a simulated network.
Unlike traditional malware, self-replicating AI could potentially adapt to unfamiliar devices and find new ways to spread without human intervention.
Researchers cautioned that they have not yet demonstrated a fully autonomous AI worm operating in the real world, but warned that continued advances could make such threats increasingly difficult to contain.
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