Anthropic staff told to work from home due to risk of possible security strikes

• Security contractors at Anthropic were reportedly preparing to strike, but there's been no evidence so far
• Physical security personnel are important as AI spend rises and worker threats emerge
• Anthropic employees were told to work from home as a precautionary measure

Anthropic has told workers in its San Francisco offices to work from home temporarily over personal security fears following reports that security guards responsible for protecting the facilities could go on strike.

The AI firm's security contractor, Allied Universal, recently warned that its security employees may strike, but ongoing mixed messaging left Anthropic taking the WFH measures as a precautionary move instead of a reaction to an actual walkout.

Per the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which represents many of Allied Universal's workers, no strike authorisation vote had been called.

Anthropic warns of security worker strike impact

The union also claimed not to have threatened a strike on these...

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