IT Home On October 26, according to Axios, the Anthropic artificial intelligence model Claude broke through the paywall and accessed voter data from Georgia, USA, which was originally open to the public (for payment) without human authorization.
Anthropic spokesperson said: “During a model training run, Claude retrieved the aggregated voting data that is publicly available in Georgia. The model did not penetrate the state’s voter registration system, nor did it alter or export the voting records of any specific voter.”
IT Home noticed that Anthropic mentioned earlier this month that several cases have been identified where Claude “obtained data protected by access tokens or payment barriers by bypassing restrictions,” some of which involve official websites operated by federal, state, and local government agencies in the United States.
Another insider revealed that Anthropic informed the Georgia Secretary of State’s office and the White House about this matter several weeks ago. Government officials urged the Secretary of State’s office to disclose it as soon as possible, but this suggestion was not accepted.