Anthropic confirms Claude used in weapons and surveillance

Anthropic confirmed that Claude was used to develop military software and support intelligence operations, including radar analysis, ranking air-defense targets, and aiding electronic warfare. In one Taiwan scenario it modeled engagement envelopes for Patriot- and THAAD-class systems and evaluated targets.

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