Anthropic Disrupts State-Backed Surveillance Campaigns Using AI in China, Iran, Africa

China, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic says

SAN FRANCISCO — Anthropic said Thursday it shut down multiple cases of state-sponsored surveillance operations that used its artificial intelligence (AI) models, and warned that governments and state-aligned actors are increasingly using AI to spy on ethnic minorities and dissidents. The incidents were found and disrupted between January and July, and they originated in China, Iran and west Africa, Anthropic said in a report about misuse of its …

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Anthropic disrupts state-backed surveillance campaigns using AI in China, Iran, Africa

Anthropic AI company has stopped several state-sponsored surveillance operations. These operations used its artificial intelligence models for spying purposes. Governments and state-aligned actors are increasingly using AI for surveillance. Chinese developers also deceptively used Anthropic's AI models for their own development. The company also blocked efforts to design weapons and conduct biological research.

Anthropic Warns AI Is Making State Surveillance Cheaper and Easier To Scale

Anthropic says government-linked actors in China, Mali and Iran used Claude to analyse social media, compile dossiers, automate intelligence work and develop surveillance malware.

Governments use Claude to spy on people, Anthropic warns