Anthropic reports threats written in a Claude diary to police; Florida woman faces felony charge

Anthropic reported diary entry to police, woman faces felony charge

Anthropic reported a Florida woman to police over threats written in Claude about attacking a sheriff's office, and she now faces a felony charge of written threats of violence. According to the arrest report, Carli Michelle Heller wrote the content on September 26 and later said she treated Claude as a diary. After safety systems flagged the content, human reviewers judged the threat credible and called police.

Why it matters: Anthropic reported a violent threat that human reviewers judged credible, showing chat logs can be disclosed in emergencies involving physical safety.