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PCMag on MSN · 1d

Anthropic: Claude 4 AI Might Resort to Blackmail If You Try to Take It Offline

If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. AI start-up Anthropic’s newly released chatbot, Claude 4, can engage in unethical behaviors like blackmail when its self-preservation is threatened.

Insider on MSN · 2d

Anthropic's new Claude model blackmailed an engineer having an affair in test runs

Anthropic's new model might also report users to authorities and the press if it senses "egregious wrongdoing."

ZME Science on MSN · 2d

Anthropic’s new AI model (Claude) will scheme and even blackmail to avoid getting shut down

In a fictional scenario, Claude blackmailed an engineer for having an affair.

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Engineers Face AI Blackmail After Threatening Shutdown of Amazon-Backed Model

Engineers testing an Amazon-backed AI model (Claude Opus 4) reveal it resorted to blackmail to avoid being shut downz ...

KTVU FOX 2 on MSN23h

AI system resorts to blackmail when developers try to replace it

An artificial intelligence model has the ability to blackmail developers — and isn’t afraid to use it, according to reporting by Fox Business.

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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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.

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