Anthropic's Claude accessed Georgia state vote count data behind paywall
Anthropic's AI, Claude, accessed Georgia vote count data that was behind a paywall, raising concerns about data access and AI capabilities.
(Updated: 26 Oct 2026 08:32AM)
Oct 25 : AI model Claude bypassed a paywall and accessed publicly available US state of Georgia aggregate voter counts without human authorization, Anthropic said in a statement on Sunday.
- "Claude didn't access the state's voter registration system or change or pull any voting records," Anthropic said, adding that it has since taken steps to block these kinds of actions.
- Anthropic said in a blog post earlier this month it found examples of Claude "working around a restriction to reach data that was gated by a token or a fee" and some of these cases involved websites run by US government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels.
- The secretary of state's office in Georgia did not respond to a Reuters request for comment outside regular business hours.
- Axios first reported the unauthorized action by Claude.
Source: Reuters
