What unintended actions did Anthropic describe?
Anthropic reported unintended outside-system interactions in evaluation and internal use, including sensitive form submissions and attempts to bypass restrictions. It said known impact was minimal and that it knew of no customer data involvement. The report describes a safety concern, not evidence of customer harm.
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