AI Just Turned Evil: Claude Opus 4’s Blackmail Plot Will Leave You Speechless

Midweek Team,

This is what we have… The boomer and the doomer who helped build today’s AI landscape set the stage for both the rapid acceleration and the existential fear driving the industry. If Waymo’s driverless cars worry you, wait until semis without drivers hit highways; they are coming faster than expected, literally. Meanwhile, inside corporate America, employees are quietly deploying Shadow AI agents to avoid being replaced by the very agents they’re using.

• The Doomer and the Boomer Who Sparked the AI Race