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1. Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI were responsible for Claude’s blackmail attempts

   Fictional portrayals of artificial intelligence can have a real effect on AI models, according to Anthropic.

   TechCrunch AI · May 10, 2026 20:40