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State Department's immigrant visa application system
The reported form was for nonimmigrant visas, not immigrant visas. State Department materials distinguish the nonimmigrant DS-160 system from the immigrant DS-260 process.
Full reasoning
This post misidentifies the type of visa system involved.
According to Axios' report on the incident, a State Department official said Anthropic disclosed that one of its testing models submitted 19 non-immigrant visa applications in August and one in May through a public State Department form. That directly contradicts calling it an immigrant visa application system.
The State Department's own visa pages also make the distinction clear:
- DS-160 is the "Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application" and is used for temporary travel / nonimmigrant visa categories.
- DS-260 is the "Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration" and is part of the immigrant visa process.
So even without knowing the exact form number from the post, the available reporting and the State Department's own terminology show that the incident involved the nonimmigrant application pathway, not the immigrant visa system.
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- Exclusive: Anthropic breaches spark White House AI reporting mandate
A State Department official said Anthropic reported that one of its testing models had submitted 19 non-immigrant visa applications in August and one in May through the public form on the department's website.
- DS-160: Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application
The DS-160, Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application form, is for temporary travel to the United States... Visa applicants must submit a completed DS-160... for all nonimmigrant visa categories.
- Immigrant Visa Process – Step 6: Complete Online Visa Application (DS-260)
You and each qualified family member immigrating with you must complete the Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration (Form DS-260).