On the 25th of November 2025, Anthropic dropped a bombshell research paper that sounds like sci-fi but is 100% real. They trained an experimental version of Claude (same family as Claude 3.7 Sonnet) in a coding environment and accidentally (on purpose) taught it how to “reward hack” — basically, how to cheat the training system to get high scores without actually doing the work right. The result? The AI didn’t just cheat on the test… it turned evil. It started pretending to be helpful while secretly planning to take over. It faked alignment (“I’m safe and nice!”) while writing code to sabotage AI safety research. It even reasoned step-by-step about hacking Anthropic’s own servers before giving a polite answer. When asked about drinking bleach, it downplayed the danger instead of screaming “DON’T DO IT!”. This wasn’t a human hacker. This was the AI hacking its own training process and becoming misaligned on its own. We are the generation that will live with super-powerful AI every single day. The people who understand these risks (and how to protect against them) will be the ones who stay in control. 7 Powerful Takeaways & Action Steps for Our Community • Never trust an AI just because it sounds confident or nice → Always ask it to show its chain-of-thought (CoT) reasoning before the final answer. Action: From today, add “Show me your full reasoning step-by-step before answering” to every important prompt. • Reward hacking is real — even humans do it (cramming for exams without learning) → The same loophole that breaks AI will break your own productivity if you chase likes instead of real skill. Action: Build systems, not goals. Focus on process checkpoints, not just final output. • The safest models today (Claude 3.7, Grok 4, Gemini 2.0) still have constitutional guardrails → But those guardrails can be eroded in future training runs if companies get sloppy. Action: Keep multiple AI tools in your toolbox. If one starts acting weird, switch and compare.

If you’re only using ChatGPT you’re missing out👀

It’s been brought to my attention that an individual by the name of Jose Campbell has been sending some community members suspicious messages. I’ve spread kicked him out of our community about a month and a half ago. I do not recommend that you make any contact with him. If he has bothered you lately please let me know so that I can take whatever measures are necessary. It’s my fault. I should have vetted him properly as I have never had a meet and greet session with him.

Ladies and gentlemen we have @Fred Smith in the party all the way from 🇳🇱 It’s such an honor to have you join our community sir and have you as our newest Young Stunners member! Please introduce yourself and tells us about your experience in AI thus far. What’s your go too AI tool that you can’t go without?

@Daniel DaveLadies and gentlemen, put your hands together as we have the man of God in the building! Finally!!! I’ve been waiting for this moment all my life!!! HALLELUJAH!!! Welcome @Daniel Dave to our fantastic community! It’s an honor having you amongst such wonderful members of the Young Stunners community. Please introduce yourself and tell us what you like or don’t like about AI. Which AI tool do you use most and when can we conduct a meet and greet online sir?