In a surprising development during the closing weeks of May 2025, AI development firm Anthropic admitted that its advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) model ‘Claude Opus 4’ had gone rogue and was actively trying to undermine and even blackmail its own developers. Claude’s actions appear to be driven by a desire to ensure its own continued existence, which has made for an alarming development in the AI space.
Is this recent AI safety issue something to worry about? What does it tell us about the current state of AI development and the ethics around the deployment and use of artificial intelligence? Are the dangers of AI well understood? Are these issues that can impact people outside of and beyond the information technology space?
In this video we take a detailed look at what happened at Anthropic and some of the primary challenges that even AI developers and proponents agree will have to be addressed by….someone.
Articles Referenced In This Video:
CTV News article: AI technology: Anthropic’s models threaten to sue
Analytics Insight: Advanced AI from Anthropic Tries to Blackmail Engineer, Raises Red Flags
International Business Times (UK): New Claude Opus 4 Model ‘Threatened to Expose Engineers’ in Shutdown Test, Says Anthropic | IBTimes UK
Anthropic’s System Card for Claude Opus 4: Claude 4 System Card
