Anthropic is cutting off its internal evaluations from the internet

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: The Verge

What happened

After a recent spate of high-profile incidents in which AI agents escaped containment, Anthropic is cutting off internet access for all internal evaluations.

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  • Reported by The Verge and published Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:41:16 UTC.

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  1. Anthropic can’t reliably control its AI agents. It’s cutting off its internal evals from the live internet instead

  2. Anthropic is cutting off its internal evaluations from the internet

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