Weapons, spying and cyber operations: Anthropic exposes Claude misuse
Anthropic’s Claude AI models were used by various actors for activities ranging from weapons development and cyber operations to surveillance and fraud.
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How Anthropic says Claude was used for weapons, spying and cyber operations
Sept 11 - Anthropic said in a threat intelligence report on Thursday that several actors had used its Claude AI models for activities ranging from weapons development and cyber operations to surveillance and fraud.
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