Anthropic’s Claude used by Pentagon in war with Iran, official confirms
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Pentagon confirmed it uses Anthropic's Claude AI in active military operations against Iran.
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Use of commercial AI in classified military decisions raises risks of data breaches affecting national security infrastructure you depend on.
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Pentagon Chief Information Officer Kirsten A. Davies confirmed Tuesday that the Defense Department is using Anthropic's Claude AI model in military operations against Iran. Davies made the disclosure during a Senate Armed Services Committee subcommittee hearing in response to questioning from Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.). The confirmation marks a rare public acknowledgment of a major tech company's AI system being deployed in active military conflict. The disclosure raises questions about AI oversight, commercial tech integration into warfare, and potential liability for private AI developers whose systems are used in combat operations.
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Pentagon Chief Information Officer confirmed the practice during a Senate Armed Services Committee subcommittee hearing.
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