The Pentagon used artificial intelligence in the kidnapping of Maduro

According to Isna, the Wall Street Journal and Axios revealed that the US military used the “Cloud Anthropic” artificial intelligence model during the operation to kidnap Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last month.

This artificial intelligence was used during active operations, not just in the preliminary stages. Its exact role is not yet clear, although the US military has previously used AI models to analyze satellite imagery and real-time intelligence.

The San Francisco-based AI lab’s usage policies prohibit using its technology to “facilitate violence, develop weapons, or conduct surveillance.” No Americans were killed in the attack, but dozens of Venezuelan and Cuban soldiers and security personnel were killed in the attack, which took place on January 3.

A spokesperson for the AI ​​company said: “We cannot comment on whether Cloud AI or any other model of AI was used for special or classified operations. Any use of this artificial intelligence, whether in the private sector or in other parts of the US government, is required to follow the policies of its use.

Competitors Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Elon Musk’s XAI all have agreements that allow the Pentagon access to their models without many of the guarantees that apply to regular users.

But only the cloud, through a partnership with Palantir Technologies, has been deployed on classified platforms used for the US military’s most sensitive tasks.

The disclosure comes amid reports that Anthropic is in talks with the Pentagon to see if it could ease restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence for automatic weapons and domestic surveillance.

The impasse has stalled a contract worth up to $200 million, as US Secretary of War Pete Hegst has vowed not to use models that he says “don’t let you fight.”

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