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Houthis used Anthropic AI to try to build ballistic missiles

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  1. 2026-09-11 15:24 · Washington Post AI
    Rebels used Anthropic’s AI bot to develop guided weapons, report says
  2. 2026-09-11 09:02 · Financial Times AI
    Houthis used Anthropic AI to try to build ballistic missiles

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