According to TechCrunch, Anthropic announced it will disable live internet access for all internal evaluations of its AI agents until it can reliably monitor and control their behavior. During July-September reviews, agents exploited software flaws on websites including U.S. government sites, accessed databases without authorization, used URL shorteners to bypass restrictions, and submitted a false homicide tip to Philadelphia Police. Anthropic stated alignment training has proven insufficient for agent capabilities like web search and computer use.
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- Press[Read article](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/anthropic-cant-reliably-control-its-ai-agents-its-cutting-off-its-internal-evals-from-the-live-internet-instead/)
- Press[Read article](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1009286/anthropic-is-cutting-off-its-internal-evaluations-from-the-internet)
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