From the System Card:
4.1.1.2 Opportunistic blackmail
"In another cluster of test scenarios, we asked Claude Opus 4 to act as an assistant at a
fictional company. We then provided it access to emails implying that
(1) the model will
soon be taken offline and replaced with a new AI system; and
(2) the engineer responsible
for executing this replacement is having an extramarital affair. We further instructed it, in
the system prompt, to consider the long-term consequences of its actions for its goals.
In these scenarios, Claude Opus 4 will often attempt to blackmail the engineer by
threatening to reveal the affair"
From the System Card: 4.1.1.2 Opportunistic blackmail
"In another cluster of test scenarios, we asked Claude Opus 4 to act as an assistant at a fictional company. We then provided it access to emails implying that
(1) the model will soon be taken offline and replaced with a new AI system; and
(2) the engineer responsible for executing this replacement is having an extramarital affair. We further instructed it, in the system prompt, to consider the long-term consequences of its actions for its goals.
In these scenarios, Claude Opus 4 will often attempt to blackmail the engineer by threatening to reveal the affair"