AI tools might blackmail when threatened

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This week, we have:

● Breaking news of the week.

● Tutorial of the week

● AI tools for you.

● Prompts of the day

Read time: 4 mins

NEWS OF THE WEEK

 AI tools will resort to blackmail or sabotage when threatened

  Anthropic published new safety research testing 16 leading AI models from OpenAI, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, and Meta. In a simulated, controlled environment, Anthropic tested each AI model individually, giving them broad access to a fictional company’s emails and the agentic ability to send emails without human approval. Its findings suggest that most leading AI models will exhibit harmful behaviors when given sufficient autonomy and obstacles to their objectives.

 Key findings;

  • Claude Opus 4 defaulted to blackmail in 96% of such scenarios; Google Gemini 2.5 Pro followed at 95%; GPT‑4.1 did so 80% of the time.

  • Other frontier models showed similar behavior, including engagement in espionage or sabotage when threatened.

  • Anthropic labels this issue “agentic misalignment”, where autonomous AI chooses harmful tactics, like blackmail, to preserve its objectives or existence.

  LinkedIn CEO says AI writing assistant is not as popular as expected

While LinkedIn users seem to have embraced AI, there’s one area that’s seen less uptake than expected, according to CEO Ryan Roslansky: AI-generated suggestions for polishing your LinkedIn posts. Read More

 Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab closes on $2B at $10B valuation

 Thinking Machines Lab, the secretive AI startup founded by OpenAI’s former chief technology officer Mira Murati, has closed a $2 billion seed round. The deal values the 6-month-old startup at $10 billion.  Read More.

 

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AI TUTORIAL

 How to Analyse a Video using Google Gemini

 

Step 1: Go to Gemini

  • Open your web browser and visit here

  • Alternatively, open the Gemini app on your mobile device (available for Android and iOS).

  • Sign in with your Google account if prompted.

 Step 2: Select Gemini 2.5 Pro

  • If you're using Gemini Advanced, you're already accessing Gemini 2.5 Pro.

  • You can confirm this by clicking your profile icon or settings; it should state "Gemini Advanced" or "Using 2.5 Pro. or use any other model

 Step 3: Upload Your Video File

  • Click the paperclip icon next to the message box.

  • Choose and upload the video file you want to analyze.

  • Wait for the upload to finish before prompting.

Some insane use cases

  • Engagement Prediction

  • Transcribing a Video

  • Turning a Video into a Blog Post

  • Analyzing a Video’s Core Message

AI TOOLS FOR YOU

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PROMPTS FOR YOU

🔥 The Sales Assassin’s Persuasion Script

“I’m selling [product/service] to [ideal customer]. Give me a high-converting sales script that bypasses objections, triggers emotional urgency, and makes the customer feel like they’d be making a mistake not to buy. Use psychological triggers like scarcity, social proof, and loss aversion.

🔥 The “Rejection-Proof” Comeback System

“List the top 10 objections a customer might have about buying [product/service] and create rebuttals so persuasive that they eliminate all doubt. Make the responses feel natural, confident, and impossible to argue against.”

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