Report: Anthropic builds predictive surveillance system to monitor anti-AI activists
ArtificialOther · x · 2026-09-11
The American Prospect reports that job postings and interviews show Anthropic is building an extensive monitoring system targeting activists who oppose rapid AI development.
- Monitoring covers activists near executives and protests at physical Anthropic sites.
- The firm applies a "pre-crime" approach, predicting incidents before they happen and in some cases reporting suspects to police beforehand.
- The report notes this conflicts with Anthropic's image as the responsible alternative to OpenAI; the company did not respond to requests for comment.
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