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

This article was originally published at: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/10/anthropic-says-evil-por...