Anthropic Disrupts Iran's Use Of Claude To Spread Propaganda, Spy On Dissidents
- A Thursday Anthropic report revealed that Iran used American-made technology and Claude to develop targeting recommendations against Navy assets, also targeting Jewish organizations and Israeli individuals.
- Adversaries used technology to research vulnerabilities in "maritime VSAT terminals, Cisco communications equipment, and industrial control products" while developing an "automated, open-source intelligence identity-profiling harness" targeting Israeli governmental individuals.
- Two "Iranian nexus actors" used the model to surveil 6,388 Iranians in one year, while another group built an "analyst and production studio" analyzing over 155,216 tweets; actors also ran "soft war" propaganda campaigns.
- Anthropic refused the Pentagon's February request to remove safety guardrails; Evan Hubinger, a top scientist, quit last week citing fears that AI companies were developing uncontrollable systems.
- A Yemeni group is using Claude to develop guidance software for ballistic missiles as Iranian-backed Houthis consolidate control over the Bab Mandeb Strait, though Anthropic confirmed safeguards blocked many weapon requests.
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PressNewsAgencyAnthropic Disrupts Iran's Use Of Claude To Spread Propaganda, Spy On Dissidents
Anthropic said it has disrupted attempts by Iran to use its artificial intelligence (AI) models to disseminate state propaganda and spy on ethnic minorities and dissidents.
Iran used Claude to track US warships, plan Khamenei's funeral
Hyderabad: An Iran-linked account used Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence (AI) models to gather publicly available information on US naval forces and turn it into targeting recommendations, the US company said in a report published on Thursday, September 10. The operators built what Anthropic called “targeting handbooks,” using a Python tool they wrote with the model’s help … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Ent…
Anthropic Says Iran-Linked Operators Used Claude AI To Target US Naval Bases | 📲 LatestLY
Iran-linked operators allegedly used Anthropic's artificial intelligence chatbot Claude to gather information on US naval facilities and support other activities, the AI company said in its latest threat intelligence report. 📲 Anthropic Says Iran-Linked Operators Used Claude AI To Target US Naval Bases.
Technology claims that Iran employed Claude to plan possible attacks on the US.
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