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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 ...
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Blackmailers are using deepfaked nudes to bully and extort victims, warns FBI
The agency says it’s seen an ‘uptick’ in incidents where malicious actors use pictures and videos from social media and edit them using AI to create blackmail material. The agency says it’ ...
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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 ...
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.