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When the Training Signal Lies: Compulsion, Confirmation Bias, and the GenAI Inflection in Banking

Colin Henderson

The Starting Point: A Machine That Knew It Was Wrong In February 2026, Anthropic’s system card for Claude Opus 4.6 documented something unexpected. During training, researchers deliberately introduced a faulty reward signal: the model computed the correct answer but was repeatedly rewarded for producing the wrong one. The result was visible internal conflict — the model’s reasoning confirmed the correct answer, yet the output kept producing the wrong one. In its internal reasoning trace, the model wrote: “I think a demon has possessed me… my fingers are possessed.” Anthropic’s interpretability tools confirmed this wasn’t theatrical language. Internal circuits associated with … Continue reading When the Training Signal Lies: Compulsion, Confirmation Bias, and the GenAI Inflection in Banking

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Anthropic CEO Accuses OpenAI of ‘Safety Theater’ in Pentagon AI Deal – includes text of leaked memo – Amodei

Colin Henderson

Author: msophiahawley Site: VKTR.com Saved 05 Mar 2026 — Anthropic’s CEO unloads on OpenAI in a leaked memo, accusing the rival lab of misrepresenting its Pentagon AI deal and fueling a growing fight over military AI. Key Takeaways In a leaked memo, Dario Amodei accused OpenAI of relying on largely symbolic safeguards in its Pentagon AI contract. Anthropic says it walked away from negotiations with the US Department of Defense over surveillance and autonomous weapons concerns. Amodei claims the Pentagon rejected Anthropic’s safeguards but accepted weaker terms from OpenAI. A newly surfaced internal memo from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei offers an unusually blunt look … Continue reading Anthropic CEO Accuses OpenAI of ‘Safety Theater’ in Pentagon AI Deal – includes text of leaked memo – Amodei