AI safety row: do Anthropic's 'misleading' blackmail demos harm the information commons?
jessi_cata · x · 2026-10-29
An X debate over Anthropic's controversial 'blackmail study' demo: NathanpmYoung noted critics accuse Anthropic and AI safety circles of hypocrisy, while researcher jessicata argued the core problem is making misleading scary demos — bad for the information commons, and arguably counterproductive for AI safety itself. The thread probes where dramatic demos should end and rigorous evidence begin in AI safety communication.
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