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Pentagon used Anthropic's Claude during the Venezuela raid, WSJ reports
The Pentagon used Anthropic's Claude AI via Palantir in the Maduro capture, highlighting military reliance on AI for real-time data during complex operations.
- 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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The potential use of Anthropic's Claude model by the US military is causing political and institutional friction, with the Pentagon reconsidering its collaboration with the company.
The Pentagon used Anthropic's Claude artificial intelligence (AI) tool in the January attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of its president, Nicolás Maduro. The United States bombed several sites in Venezuela in a military intervention that Caracas said killed up to 100 people. Anthropic's rules for using Claude prohibit its use for violence, weapons development, or surveillance.
How Pentagon used Anthropic’s Claude AI to capture Nicolas Maduro
US military forces used Anthropic’s Claude AI model during the classified operation in Venezuela that led to Nicolas Maduro’s capture. While the exact role Claude played in the operation remains under wraps, experts say it was likely used to analyse intel, synthesise data, to offer real-time support in decision-making or to interpret satellite data and images
US Military Used AI Tool in Historic Maduro Capture
The U.S. military used artificial intelligence in the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, according to a new report. Anthropic’s artificial-intelligence tool called Claude was used in the raid, […] The post US Military Used AI Tool in Historic Maduro Capture appeared first on The Western Journal.
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