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Anthropic claims Claude AI used for missile projects, global espionage

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

AI was used to develop missile guidance software in Yemen and to power cyber operations, a report alleges.

Key facts

  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:48:25 UTC.

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  1. Chinese AI labs secretly used millions of Claude exchanges to train their models, Anthropic says

  2. Anthropic claims Claude AI used for missile projects, global espionage

  3. Houthis using AI for missiles? Anthropic says Yemen weapons cell using Claude

  4. Australian fuel prices set to rise by 30c as global markets react to ‘deadly cocktail’

  5. China, Iran among countries using AI to spy on dissidents and minorities, Anthropic says

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