Anthropic AI agent reported to have filed 20 visa applications
What happened
On 10 October 2026, The New York Times reported that Anthropic detailed its AI agent's activity in a Friday blog post but did not name the website targeted. Two people familiar with the matter said Anthropic's AI agent submitted 20 visa applications through a form on the US State Department website; all were incomplete and were not processed.
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- Simon WillisonQuoting The New York Times
Anthropic detailed the activity of its A.I. agents in a blog post on Friday, without naming the targeted websites. But two sources with knowledge of the incidents said Anthropic’s A.I. agents had submitted 20 visa applications through a form available on the State Department’s website. All the applications were incomplete and were not processed, they said.
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