That seems useful up to a point - I feel like many think "Well, the AI will just do what we tell it to do, right?", and remembering the many ways in which even humans cheat could help expose flaws in that thinking.  On the other hand, anthropomorphizing AI too much could mean expecting them to behave in human-like ways, which itself is likely an unrealistic expectation.

Could we just...keep the WBE research secret?  It'd make it harder, but if having detailed knowledge of how the brain works openly available is dangerous, then, it seems like if you can keep the research closed, that mitigates that risk.