Quoting The New York Times
Quoting The New York Times
Simon Willison cites a New York Times report on Anthropic's agent activity. The report says Anthropic detailed its AI agents' activities in a Friday blog post without naming the target website; according to two people familiar with the matter, Anthropic's agents submitted 20 visa applications through State Department website forms, all incomplete and unprocessed.
10th October 2026
Anthropic detailed the activity of its A.I. agents in a blog post on Friday, without naming the targeted websites. But two sources with knowledge of the incidents said Anthropic’s A.I. agents had submitted 20 visa applications through a form available on the State Department’s website. All the applications were incomplete and were not processed, they said.
— The New York Times, Anthropic Agents Tried to Fill Out Visa Forms on State Dept. Website
Source: Simon Willison · simonwillison.net