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Anthropic Reportedly Builds 'Pre-Crime' Unit to Track AI Activists
Anthropic’s security team is expanding monitoring and police reporting as threats against AI leaders rose sevenfold, threat intelligence firm Liferaft said.
- Anthropic is building an extensive predictive security apparatus to monitor threats, activists, and geopolitical instability, according to job postings for its Global Safety, Intelligence, and Security team.
- Last month, Anthropic reported a user to the San Francisco Police Department after he wrote in a chat with Claude that he had purchased an AR-15 and had CEO Dario Amodei "in his sights."
- Using tools like Samdesk, the company employs a "pre-crime" approach to detect protests and threats early, allowing executives to avoid "high-stress" situations, according to Anthropic Global Security Operations Center Manager Keon Ellison.
- Security guards at Anthropic's San Francisco office authorized a strike last week over stalled pay negotiations, with union president David Huerta asking, "Who can survive with $22 an hour in San Francisco?"
- As Anthropic hires for "national security sales," critics warn that pressure to identify threats may lead to over-disclosure; law professor Eric Goldman notes such automated monitoring risks targeting individuals who should not face law enforcement scrutiny.
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