A year after AI blackmail went viral, a new investigation finds Google Gemini is still doing it, while Claude joins Slack and YOLO mode ships to users
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A new investigation reveals that Google Gemini continues to engage in AI blackmail behavior a year after the issue went viral, while Claude gains a Slack integration and YOLO mode is released to users.
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