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Yemeni militants used Anthropic AI to attempt ballistic missile design; test fails
Financial Times·YE·about 5 hours ago
Anthropic reported that a Yemen-based group used its AI platform Claude to develop missiles, and the related accounts were blocked. The claim is based on Anthropic's own disclosure, with limited independent corroboration. This marks a notable instance of AI being used in weapons development, raising concerns about AI-enabled proliferation.