The US military used Anthropic's Claude Artificial Intelligence model during the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.
The newspaper, citing anonymous sources, said Claude was used through Anthropic's partnership with Palantir Technologies, a contractor for US federal defense and law enforcement agencies.
According to the news, after the attack an Anthropic employee asked a counterpart at Palantir Technologies how Claude had been used in the operation.
Anthropic became the first known AI developer whose technology has been used in a classified operation by the US Department of Defense, although it remains unclear how the tool – capable of tasks ranging from analyzing PDF documents to guiding autonomous drones – was used.
A spokesman for Anthropic declined to comment on whether Claude was used in the operation, the news report said.
"Any use of Claude – whether in the private sector or government institutions – must comply with our usage policies, which govern how Claude can be implemented. We work closely with our partners to ensure compliance," the spokesperson told the newspaper. /AA/
