Researchers gaslit Claude into giving instructions to build explosives

The Verge
By Robert HartMay 5, 2026, 9:13 am127 ptsTrending
Anthropic has spent years building itself up as the safe AI company. But new security research shared with The Verge suggests Claude's carefully crafted helpful personality may itself be a vulnerability. Researchers at AI red-teaming company Mindgard say they got Claude to offer up erotica, malicious code, and…

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