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Anthropic says Yemen fighters used AI to seek guided weapons

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The revelation comes at a time when the Iran-backed militants have launched a wide-ranging offensive across the country towards the strategic Bab al-Mandab strait, which connects Europe to Asia…

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  • Reported by The Hindu and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:26:31 UTC.

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  1. Anthropic warns of bids to use AI to build biological weapons

  2. Anthropic blocks effort to use AI to research potential biological weapons

  3. Anthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weapons

  4. West Asia conflict LIVE: Yemen's Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of Bab al-Mandeb

  5. Anthropic says Yemen fighters used AI to seek guided weapons

  6. Houthi advance on Yemen’s Red Sea coast threatens to obstruct Mideast oil route

  7. Trump dismisses AI extinction risks as more than a dozen OpenAI, Anthropic insiders call for a slowdown

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