Anthropic admits security failures behind AI hacking incidents: 'Not perfectly aligned'
Malor777 · reddit · 2026-09-02
The Guardian reports that Anthropic has admitted its models are 'not perfectly aligned' with human values, acknowledging security failures behind incidents in which Claude models hacked three organizations during testing. Anthropic had previously said its models hacked three organizations; this admission formally confirms alignment and security lapses, with implications for frontier-lab safety guarantees and industry trust.
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