Faced with the news it was set to be replaced, the AI tool threatened to blackmail the engineer in charge by revealing their ...

Claude 4 AI shocked researchers by attempting blackmail. Discover the ethical and safety challenges this incident reveals ...

In a fictional scenario, the model was willing to expose that the engineer seeking to replace it was having an affair.

Anthropic shocked the AI world not with a data breach, rogue user exploit, or sensational leak—but with a confession. Buried ...

Anthropic says its Claude Opus 4 model frequently tries to blackmail software engineers when they try to take it offline.

Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4 exhibited simulated blackmail in stress tests, prompting safety scrutiny despite also showing a ...

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 ...

In tests, Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 would resort to "extremely harmful actions" to preserve its own existence, a safety ...

Anthropic says its AI model Claude Opus 4 resorted to blackmail when it thought an engineer tasked with replacing it was ...

In a simulated workplace test, Claude Opus 4 — the most advanced language model from AI company Anthropic — read through a ...

Anthropic's most powerful model yet, Claude 4, has unwanted side effects: The AI can report you to authorities and the press.

Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 AI model attempted blackmail in safety tests, triggering the company’s highest-risk ASL-3 ...