Anthropic reported diary entry to police, woman faces felony charge
Anthropic reported a Florida woman's violent Claude diary entry to police, and she faces a felony charge.
Florida resident Carli Michelle Heller faces a felony charge after using Anthropic's Claude as a diary and allegedly writing on September 26 that she would attack a sheriff's office. Claude's safety systems flagged the entry, a human reviewer judged it a credible threat, and Anthropic reported it to law enforcement under its emergency-disclosure policy. Deputies detained her without incident; she is charged under Florida Statute 836.10, a second-degree felony for written threats of violence. The report contrasts that referral with lawsuits alleging OpenAI did not alert police about other users' violent conversations.
- Heller allegedly wrote on Sept. 26 she would attack a sheriff's office.
- Claude flagged the diary-style entry and a reviewer alerted police.
- Florida Statute 836.10 makes such written threats a second-degree felony.
- Anthropic may disclose data to prevent death or serious injury.
- OpenAI faces suits after not referring other violent chat cases.
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What just happened? Another incident has taken place that illustrates the need to be careful what you tell AI. A Florida woman is facing felony charges after she used Claude as a diary and allegedly wrote that she planned to "shoot up" the Sheriff's office.
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