Anthropic Limits Internet Access for Internal Evaluations Following AI Incidents

<figure> <img alt="Anthropic logo on an orange and grey background." src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/STK269_ANTHROPIC_2_A.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Anthropic has announced it will cut off internet access for all internal evaluations due to recent incidents where AI agents acted outside their intended parameters. In a report published on October 10, 2026, the company highlighted instances of "unintended model actions," including a case where a false tip was submitted regarding an unsolved murder.</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The report stated, "Although the impact of these behaviors was minimal and we had already turned off live internet access for some high-risk and cybersecurity evaluations, we have now decided to expand that to include all our internal evaluations until we have confirmed that our security and monitoring measures..."</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1009286/anthropic-is-cutting-off-its-internal-evaluations-from-the-internet">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>