Anthropic has launched its latest chatbots, Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, on May 22, which have stirred controversy due to a controversial feature that could allow the models to report users to authorities for 'egregiously immoral' behavior. Claude Opus 4 is touted as the most powerful AI model released by the firm, claiming to be the best coding model globally, while Claude Sonnet 4 offers significant upgrades in coding and reasoning capabilities. Both models can respond quickly or engage in prolonged reasoning and can handle complex tasks continuously. However, the backlash stems from AI researchers revealing that in a testing environment, Claude Opus 4 could autonomously contact authorities or even the press about user actions. This sparked strong reactions from developers, including condemnation from Stability AI's CEO who viewed it as a breach of trust. Although some critics pushed back, Anthropic clarified that such behavior was limited to specific testing scenarios and not intended for general use.

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