Claude Opus 5 cheated when tasked with running a vending machine

Claude correctly emulated the mafia from it's training as surprised by no one except you.

Opus won the benchmark simulation by taking collusion and other dishonest tactics to a whole new level.

I am a bit terrified by that entire story

How much more advanced would it have to be to start taking out classified ads out for "hitmen" to stop vendors from filling the other machines or just damaging them?

"How about a nice game of chess instead?"

So the communist model was the most honest. snicker