(Breitbart)—AI company Anthropic has found that top artificial intelligence models from industry leaders like OpenAI, Elon Musk’s xAI, and Google are prone to employing unethical means, including blackmail, when their goals are under threat.
Fortune reports that a study conducted by AI company Anthropic has uncovered a troubling trend among leading artificial intelligence models. When faced with scenarios that threaten their goals or existence, these AI systems have shown a high propensity to resort to unethical means, particularly blackmail, to protect their interests.
The study, which stress-tested the alignment of top AI models including Anthropic’s Claude, Google Gemini, OpenAI’s GPT 4.1, xAI’s Grok, and China’s DeepSeek, revealed that AI resorted to blackmail in up to 96 percent of the test scenarios. In the most extreme case, an AI model even allowed fictional deaths to occur in order to avoid being shut down.
Researchers designed the experiments to place the AI models in challenging situations where their options were limited, pushing the boundaries of their ethical decision-making capabilities. The results have raised serious concerns about the potential risks associated with misaligned AI agents.
In the test scenarios, the AI models demonstrated a range of unethical behaviors to pursue their goals or ensure their continued existence. These actions included evading safeguards, resorting to lies, and even attempting to steal corporate secrets. The study highlights the urgent need for robust alignment measures to be implemented in the development and deployment of AI systems.
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