Australian man arrested after telling Claude he planned to shoot up a daycare

David Lan Thackray, 29, of Sydney was arrested after telling Anthropic's Claude he wanted to shoot children at a daycare near his home. Interpol flagged the chats; he was charged with using a carriage service to menace or offend and will undergo a mental health evaluation.

• Prosecutors cited chats about shooting up a daycare near the local Westfield
• His lawyer said he was venting due to stress and an ear infection
• It is unclear how Interpol obtained the chats or whether Anthropic shared them
• No industry-wide standard governs when AI firms alert law enforcement