US EditionPentagon used Anthropic's Claude during the Venezuela raid, WSJ reports
The Pentagon integrated Anthropic's Claude AI via Palantir to support the operation capturing Nicolás Maduro, marking a key use of AI tools in classified military missions.
- The Wall Street Journal reported that Anthropic's AI model Claude was used in a U.S. military operation that seized Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela, and moved him to New York on drug‑trafficking charges early in January.
- The Pentagon is pushing top AI firms, including OpenAI and Anthropic, to make their tools available on classified networks as many military AI tools remain on unclassified networks.
- Deployment came through Anthropic's partnership with Palantir Technologies, whose platforms are widely used by the Pentagon and federal law enforcement, enabling Claude's reported government use.
- Because Claude is available in classified settings only via third parties, Anthropic, with $30 billion funding and $380 billion valuation, forbids using Claude for violence or surveillance, raising policy questions.
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AI Bot Claude Reportedly Helped Capture Maduro
The Pentagon's push to weave artificial intelligence into warfare received its first high-profile test in Venezuela, according to the Wall Street Journal . The newspaper reports that the military used Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude in the operation to capture then-President Nicolas Maduro last month. The details about the role the bot...
The US military has used Anthropic's Claude Artificial Intelligence model during the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. The newspaper, citing anonymous sources, said Claude was used through Anthropic's partnership with Palantir Technologies, a contractor for U.S. federal defense and law enforcement agencies.According to the news, after the attack an Anthropic employee asked a counter…
According to reports, the Claude AI model was used in Venezuela. The Pentagon is calling for a free hand in the future. The start-up is more at stake than a $200 million contract.
Venezuela has lived for more than a month in apparent normality. After the capture of Nicolás Maduro, citizens go to their jobs and students to their educational centers. They even participate in recreational activities. But, despite the tranquility that supposes knowing that the United States 'controls' in some way or another the country and that the government of Delcy Rodríguez is showing signs of openness, uncertainty and prudence reign in t…
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