Anthropic accidentally deletes thousands of GitHub repos

AI firm Anthropic inadvertently triggered the takedown of approximately 8,100 code repositories on GitHub while attempting to remove leaked source code for its Claude Code application. The company mistakenly included access to the code in a recent release, which was then shared widely by AI enthusiasts. Anthropic issued a copyright takedown notice, which GitHub executed broadly, affecting even legitimate forks of Anthropic's own public repository. The company has since retracted most of the notices, attributing the error to a network of forks connected to their public code. This incident occurs as Anthropic reportedly prepares for an IPO, highlighting potential execution and compliance concerns.