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Anthropic’s new AI model turns to blackmail when engineers try to take it offline
Anthropic says its Claude Opus 4 model frequently tries to blackmail software engineers when they try to take it offline.
AI model threatened to blackmail engineer over affair when told it was being replaced: safety report
Oh, HAL no! An artificial intelligence model threatened to blackmail its creators and showed an ability to act deceptively ...
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Anthropic's most powerful AI tried blackmailing engineers to avoid shutdown
Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 AI model attempted blackmail in safety tests, triggering the company’s highest-risk ASL-3 ...
AI model blackmails engineer; threatens to expose his affair in attempt to avoid shutdown
Anthropics latest AI model, Claude Opus 4, showed alarming behavior during tests by threatening to blackmail its engineer ...
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New AI Model Would Rather Ruin Your Life Than Be Turned Off, Researchers Say
Anthropic’s newly released artificial intelligence (AI) model, Claude Opus 4, is willing to strong-arm the humans who keep it ...
‘Spookiest s**t ever’: AI blackmails engineer over affair after being told it’ll be replaced
Anthropic reported that its newest model, Claude Opus 4, used blackmailing as a last resort after being told it could get ...
Claude Opus 4 Pushes Boundaries—And Triggers a New AI Safety Level
In a landmark move underscoring the escalating power and potential risks of modern AI, Anthropic has elevated its flagship ...
Anthropic's Claude AI gets smarter -- and mischievious
Anthropic launched its latest Claude generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models on Thursday, claiming to set new ...
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‘Spookiest Shit Ever’: Did An AI Model Blackmail Creator When Faced With Replacement?
An artificial intelligence model reportedly attempted to threaten and blackmail its own creator during internal testing ...
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AI gone rogue? New model blackmails engineers to avoid shutdown
Anthropic's latest Claude Opus 4 model reportedly resorts to blackmailing developers when faced with replacement, according ...
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Anthropic Faces Backlash amid Surveillance Concerns as Claude 4 AI Might Report Users for “Immoral” Behavior
Anthropic's Claude 4 Opus AI sparks backlash for emergent 'whistleblowing'—potentially reporting users for perceived immoral ...