Bowman later edited his tweet and the following one in a thread to read as follows, but it still didn't convince the naysayers.

Anthropic, a leading AI startup, is reversing its ban on using AI for job applications, after a Business Insider report on the policy.

Anthropic says its AI model Claude Opus 4 resorted to blackmail when it thought an engineer tasked with replacing it was having an extramarital affair.

One of Anthropic's latest AI models is drawing attention not just for its coding skills, but also for its ability to scheme, deceive and attempt to blackmail humans when faced with shutdown. Why it matters: Researchers say Claude 4 Opus can conceal intentions and take actions to preserve its own existence — behaviors they've worried and warned about for years.

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