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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 ...
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 ...
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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.
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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’ ...
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.