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21 America Used Anthropic's AI for Its Attack On Iran, One Day After Banning It

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot 3 place · today 14:47 EDT

America Used Anthropic's AI for Its Attack On Iran, One Day After Banning It

Engadget reports:

In a lengthy post on Truth Social on February 27, President Trump ordered all federal agencies to "immediately cease all use of Anthropic's technology" following strong disagreements between the Department of Defense and the AI company. A few hours later, the U.S. conducted a major air attack on Iran with the help of Anthropic's AI tools, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.

Even Trump's post noted there would be a six-month phase-out for Anthropic's technology (adding th

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