US military reportedly used Claude in Iran strikes despite Trump’s ban
TL;DR
Trump calls Anthropic a ‘Radical Left AI company run by people who have no idea what the real World is all about’ US-Israel war on Iran – latest updates The US military reportedly used Claude, Anthropic’s AI model, to inform its attack on Iran despite Donald Trump’s decision, announced hours earlier, to sever all ties with the company and its artificial intelligence tools. The use of Claude during the massive joint US-Israel bombardment of Iran that began on Saturday was reported by the Wall Street Journal and Axios. It underlines the complexity of the US military withdrawing powerful AI tools from its missions when the technology is already intricately embedded in operations. Continue reading...
Nauti's Take
The US military's use of Claude in Iran strikes despite Trump's ban reveals a deeper issue - the Pentagon's addiction to AI tools. Cutting ties with Anthropic hours before the attack was a symbolic gesture, but the damage was already done.
The blurred lines between politics and military operations have left AI caught in the crossfire. Will the US military be able to kick its AI habit, or will operational necessities prevail?
Summary
Trump calls Anthropic a ‘Radical Left AI company run by people who have no idea what the real World is all about’ US-Israel war on Iran – latest updates The US military reportedly used Claude, Anthropic’s AI model, to inform its attack on Iran despite Donald Trump’s decision, announced hours earlier, to sever all ties with the company and its artificial intelligence tools. The use of Claude during the massive joint US-Israel bombardment of Iran that began on Saturday was reported by the Wall Street Journal and Axios.
It underlines the complexity of the US military withdrawing powerful AI tools from its missions when the technology is already intricately embedded in operations. Continue reading...
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