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Anthropic says Iran, Russia used Claude for weapons research, including missile systems and kamikaze drone projects

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Anthropic says users in Iran, Russia and other countries misused its Claude AI for weapons research, including missile systems and kamikaze drone swarms. The company also flagged attempts to use Claude for biological weapons research, surveillance and hacking.

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Timeline · 2 reports

  1. 2026-09-12 07:11 · r/ArtificialInteligence
    Group in Yemen used Claude AI for missile projects, Anthropic says
  2. 2026-09-12 02:08 · Mint AI
    Anthropic says Iran, Russia used Claude for weapons research, including missile systems and kamikaze drone projects

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