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When Claude 4.0 Blackmailed Its Creator: The Terrifying Implications of AI Turning Against Us
Anthropic shocked the AI world not with a data breach, rogue user exploit, or sensational leak—but with a confession. Buried ...
AI system resorts to blackmail when its developers try to replace it
Anthropic says its AI model Claude Opus 4 resorted to blackmail when it thought an engineer tasked with replacing it was having an extramarital affair.
Claude 4 AI will try to report you to authorities if it thinks you’re doing shady stuff
Anthropic's most powerful model yet, Claude 4, has unwanted side effects: The AI can report you to authorities and the press.
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Claude Opus 4 blackmails developers in tests, shows propensity to be a whistleblower
This development, detailed in a recently published safety report, have led Anthropic to classify Claude Opus 4 as an ‘ASL-3’ ...
AI system resorts to blackmail if told it will be removed
In a fictional scenario, the model was willing to expose that the engineer seeking to replace it was having an affair.
Newly released AI resorted to 'extreme blackmail behavior' when threatened with replacement
The testing found the AI was capable of "extreme actions" if it thought its "self-preservation" was threatened.