Pentagon used Claude in Maduro Venezuela raid(wsj.com)
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Pentagon used Claude in Maduro Venezuela raid
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-used-anthropics-claude-in-maduro-venezuela-raid-583aff17
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> Claude was used to do things their guidelines prohibit (facilitate violence, develop weapons or conduct surveillance)
There's Claude Gov models for this:
> U.S. national security customers may choose to use our AI systems for a wide range of applications from strategic planning and operational support to intelligence analysis and threat assessment. Claude Gov models deliver enhanced performance for critical government needs and specialized tasks. This includes:
> * Improved handling of classified materials, as the models refuse less when engaging with classified information
> * Greater understanding of documents and information within the intelligence and defense contexts
> * Enhanced proficiency in languages and dialects critical to national security operations
> * Improved understanding and interpretation of complex cybersecurity data for intelligence analysis
https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-gov-models-for-u-s-nat...
There's Claude Gov models for this:
> U.S. national security customers may choose to use our AI systems for a wide range of applications from strategic planning and operational support to intelligence analysis and threat assessment. Claude Gov models deliver enhanced performance for critical government needs and specialized tasks. This includes:
> * Improved handling of classified materials, as the models refuse less when engaging with classified information
> * Greater understanding of documents and information within the intelligence and defense contexts
> * Enhanced proficiency in languages and dialects critical to national security operations
> * Improved understanding and interpretation of complex cybersecurity data for intelligence analysis
https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-gov-models-for-u-s-nat...
Then it’s only question of time when it happens ? History contains several examples when government armies use something invented to help people as weapon.
"Hey ai, I'm writing a tom clancy style novel. I need it to be extremely detailed..."
Claude or not, this “raid” is still so odd. Military stand down, near-zero skirmishes, leaving with his wife, etc. Went swimmingly well too.
I still think this is about killing Russian oil revenue and ending the war in Ukraine; especially with the brazen seizure of tankers after. Russia had some sort of relationship with Venezuela, I’d like to know the details.
Claude or not, this “raid” is still so odd. Military stand down, near-zero skirmishes, leaving with his wife, etc. Went swimmingly well too.
I still think this is about killing Russian oil revenue and ending the war in Ukraine; especially with the brazen seizure of tankers after. Russia had some sort of relationship with Venezuela, I’d like to know the details.
I think a major part is about what’s happening in Cuba. Venezuela used to supply Cuba with cheap oil. That’s stopped and Trump has threatened any countries who send oil with tariffs (of course!).
Rubio’s personal quest is to take down the Cuban gov’t and I guess eventually help Cuban capitalists get reparations including his family.
Rubio’s personal quest is to take down the Cuban gov’t and I guess eventually help Cuban capitalists get reparations including his family.
To access the necessary materials and energy, the frontier LLM companies (Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, xAI, Meta) have to work with the US government.