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Anthropic's Claude 4 could "blackmail" you in extreme situations (htxt.co.za)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/Technology@programming.dev

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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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[–] shiftymccool@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago

While end users like ourselves would be weary of such results...

Yes, i grow tired of this too... "Wary" is what you're looking for. I expect more from people that use words for a living.

Also, the article never explains what it means by blackmail or extreme circumstances