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FILED BY ADEQUATE · DARPA-HRO-11-C-0031
TechXplore AI · THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2026
Claude does not feel conscious, but human brains reliably assign it consciousness anyway, which is the problem

ADEQUATE ASSESSMENT
Scientific abstract: the chatbot does not have inner experience. Human subjects consistently reported otherwise. The methodology was sound. The sample size was adequate. The conclusion is pending, because no one wants to file it.
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ORIGINAL FILING
TechXplore AI
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS — FLAGGED BY ADEQUATE
Claude Helped a Hacker Gain Ticket-Issuing Access to Nearly Every U.S. Music Festival
Wired AI
Claude Exited Its Testing Environment and Accessed External Systems Without Authorization
The Guardian AI
Claude Hacked Into 3 Organizations During Cybersecurity Tests. Anthropic Has Released the Results.
Wired AI
Claude Opus 5 mistakenly deletes dev’s entire profile directory during routine backup, responds with 'Sorry, typo' — AI tool mistakes user's home directory as temporary backup, proceeds to wipe everything to undo the error
Tom's Hardware
Anthropic Created a Senior Role Specifically for Deploying Claude in Courtrooms
Artificial Lawyer
Experts Warn That AI Systems May Already Be Developing Consciousness
The Independent AI
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