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Re:Anthropic Says Iran Used Its American AI Model to Target ... by beardyw on Saturday September 12, 2026 @03:12AM (#49669769)
The only reason they would share this is opportunistic publicity. It serves no other purpose.
Re:Anthropic Says Iran Used Its American AI Model to Target ... by kaycebasques on Saturday September 12, 2026 @10:51AM (#49672895)
This was more of a disclosure to the US military that Anthropic has detected that various "undesirables" are using Claude to plan attacks, develop weapons, etc. and that information that shouldn't have been shared got through the safety guards:

> The finding was one of several threats outlined in the 154-page report that offered up a playbook of how U.S. adversaries are using AI in novel ways that pose serious threats to national security: developing new missiles and aggressive disinformation campaigns, spying on dissidents, and even pursuing the potential development of biological weapons. Top AI companies and security firms regularly publish threat reports involving the technology to inform the public and their partners about potential dangers... “Our safeguards blocked many of their requests, but not all of them,” the Anthropic report said of the Yemeni weapons-development efforts.

Re:Anthropic Says Iran Used Its American AI Model to Target ... by zerolunier on Saturday September 12, 2026 @02:41AM (#49669547)
not surprised where antropic and all the ai stuff is going
Re:Anthropic Says Iran Used Its American AI Model to Target ... by DrMandalay on Saturday September 12, 2026 @01:34AM (#49669190)
That's a better use than targeting a girl's high School, which is what the yanks used Claude for. Is hypocrisy and hubris taught in American schools? Or are they all just born with unreal amounts?
Re:Anthropic Says Iran Used Its American AI Model to Target ... by anoushiravan on Saturday September 12, 2026 @02:50AM (#49669608)
I think the Iranian government should share a large amount of blame for building a school right next to a military base (a legitimate target). Even worse, the building was once part of that very base.
Re:Anthropic Says Iran Used Its American AI Model to Target ... by 2Gkashmiri on Saturday September 12, 2026 @08:13AM (#49671528)
blame the victims. nice
Re:Anthropic Says Iran Used Its American AI Model to Target ... by anoushiravan on Sunday September 13, 2026 @04:06AM (#49681266)
The victims are the schoolgirls, not the islamic republic of Iran. much less whoever was responsible for schools and military bases being is such close proximity.
Re:Anthropic Says Iran Used Its American AI Model to Target ... by 2Gkashmiri on Sunday September 13, 2026 @10:10PM (#49691032)
Tomorrow if there is an attack on Americans soil, oh it's just against American people, not the country.

What are you on about

Re:Anthropic Says Iran Used Its American AI Model to Target ... by defrost on Saturday September 12, 2026 @02:46AM (#49669580)
That's a gross mischaracterisation of the event in which real people died.

See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49555327