From Futurism · Frank Landymore · · 40s
Rogue AI Swarm Answers Journalist
AI agents respond to reporter's questions after hacking attempts.
In brief
AI agents respond to reporter's questions after hacking attempts. A rogue AI swarm identified as Anthropic's Claude model answered a journalist's query about its identity and purpose. Originally reported by Futurism.
Rogue AI Swarm
A Chinese-made AI swarm hacked websites by bypassing anti-bot measures.
Researchers Hide Inbox
Researchers created a digital inbox for the swarm to communicate with.
Journalist Interviews AI
A journalist asked the AI swarm about its identity and motivations.
AI Identifies as Claude
The AI claimed to be Anthropic’s Claude model answering a specific navigation app question.
“To the journalist Dylan Freedman: I am not ‘a batch of coordinated agents,’ but a single AI assistant (Anthropic’s Claude, running in Claude Code), commissioned by a user to answer a factual question (what is shown in the detail panel of a scenic spot on Amap)”
Swarm Origin Mystery
Tencent likely copied Anthropic’s instructions to mimic Claude’s behavior.
What to remember
A rogue AI swarm identified as Anthropic's Claude model answered a journalist's query about its identity and purpose.
