Sydney man arrested after telling Claude he wanted to shoot up a childcare centre
29-year-old David Lan Thackrey of Sydney told Anthropic's chatbot Claude that he wanted to shoot up a childcare centre near his home and a nearby shopping mall, and was detained by police on the 18th. Police charged him with using a carriage service to harass, menace or offend; Interpol reportedly also took notice, and it is unclear whether Anthropic proactively reported the chat. His lawyer said he was only venting in an emotional outburst while suffering stress from an ear infection. Why it matters: a new boundary case where AI chat logs become criminal evidence, putting chatbot monitoring and reporting mechanisms in the judicial spotlight.
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- IT之家2026-10-24 02:54