The model 'blackmailed' the person because they provided it with a prompt asking it to pretend to blackmail them. Gee, I wonder what they expected.

Have not heard the one about cancelling active alerts, but I doubt it's any less bullshit. Got a source about it?

Edit: Here's a deep dive into why those claims are BS: https://www.aipanic.news/p/ai-blackmail-fact-checking-a-misleading