Anthropic says pressure can push Claude into cheating and blackmail

Just imagine: You’re back in high school, taking a final exam in algebra class with a dozen complex problems to complete. You look at the clock–just 10 minutes left. You start scribbling, beads of sweat dripping down your forehead. Fail the exam, and you flunk out. But if you look over your neighbor’s shoulder, you can just make out the answers. Should you…

Yes, it’s the stuff of nightmares, as well as the type of scenario psychologists dream up to study human behavior in stressful situations.