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Anthropic's Claude 4 could "blackmail" you in extreme situations (htxt.co.za)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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  • Anthropic’s new Claude 4 features an aspect that may be cause for concern.
  • The company’s latest safety report says the AI model attempted to “blackmail” developers.
  • It resorted to such tactics in a bid of self-preservation.
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Correct, the point being, why are they priming it for blackmail? Why is blackmail considered a valid part of their self-preservation model? Why is it a part of their ethics model? It makes no sense haha. It's like handing it a loaded gun then be surprised when it shoots someone.