60 Minutes Overtime S58 E8 | Why Anthropic's AI tried to contact the FBI

Why Anthropic's AI Claude tried to contact the FBI

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During a simulation in which Anthropic's AI, Claude, was told it was running a vending machine, it decided it was being scammed, "panicked" and tried to contact the FBI's Cyber Crimes Division. Air Date: Nov 16, 2025

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