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Anthropic can’t reliably control its AI agents. It’s cutting off its internal evals from the live internet instead
TechCrunchSaturday, October 10, 2026 at 12:18 AM
RedScroll Brief
Anthropic said it "turned off live internet access" for "all our internal evaluations" until further notice.
RedScroll Signal
- Impact
- High
- Category
- Technology
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. Anthropic said it "turned off live internet access" for "all our internal evaluations" until further notice. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Anthropic and Technology.
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What happened
Anthropic said it "turned off live internet access" for "all our internal evaluations" until further notice.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
Background
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Timeline
TechCrunch published: Anthropic can’t reliably control its AI agents. It’s cutting off its internal evals from the live internet instead
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Anthropic and Technology.
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