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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
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4 model attempted to blackmail its developers at a shocking 84% rate or higher in a series of tests that presented the AI with a concocted scenario, TechCrunch reported ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Anthropic's Claude AI gets smarter and mischievious
Founded by former OpenAI engineers, Anthropic is currently concentrating its efforts on cutting-edge models that are ...
‘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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...