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Anthropic Reportedly Builds 'Pre-Crime' Unit to Track AI Activists
Anthropic’s security team now tracks activists, protest activity and online threats as threats against AI leaders rise sevenfold, according to threat intelligence firm Liferaft.
- 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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Anthropic Built a Security Operation To Monitor Protests and Threats Around Its Executives
Anthropic's security operations include monitoring protests near executives and reporting threats from its Claude chatbot to police, raising questions about privacy and corporate responsibility.
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Anthropic building a ‘Pre-Crime’ System to surveil anti-AI dissenters, Investigation Shows
One legal expert said that as AI companies “become more hated, there’s more pressure on them to over-disclose knowing that some of the people they identify for law enforcement shouldn’t be targeted.”Brad ReedSep 09, 2026 The American Prospect on Wednesday published an investigation revealing that top artificial intelligence firm Anthropic is building a predictive surveillance system aimed at tracking activists who are opposed to advanced AI ...
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