Anthropic Says China, Iran Used Its AI to Aid Spying
Anthropic said the actors used Claude to automate work that once required analyst teams, including dossiers, social media analysis and malware development.
- On Thursday, Anthropic released a threat report detailing the shutdown of multiple state-sponsored surveillance operations that used its Claude models to spy on dissidents and ethnic minorities.
- Governments in China, Iran, and Mali utilized Claude to automate surveillance tasks, ranging from gathering mobile data to analyzing social media, significantly reducing human labor previously required for intelligence operations.
- One Chinese intelligence office reduced operations from "many teams of analysts" to "a single office, using an AI assistant to produce thousands of investigations per month," while Iranian actors deployed malicious extensions.
- Although Anthropic banned all accounts linked to these surveillance campaigns, the company warned that actors often switch to open-source models, meaning underlying operations frequently continue despite enforcement.
- Jacob Klein, head of threat intelligence at Anthropic, stated that AI is "effectively automating parts of the job within the intel apparatus," warning that barriers for state-sponsored repression are dropping as capabilities improve.
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The American company Anthropic revealed that its artificial intelligence models were used by associates of the Governments of China and Iran in surveillance and espionage operations, warning against the growing use of this technology to target opponents and minorities.
Anthropic says China, Iran used its AI to aid spying
Anthropic said it shut down multiple cases of state-sponsored surveillance operations that used its artificial intelligence (AI) models, and warned that governments and state-aligned actors are increasingly using AI to spy on ethnic minorities and dissidents.
US artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic said on Thursday it had halted several state-sponsored surveillance operations that used its artificial intelligence (AI) models, warning that governments and state-linked entities are increasingly using AI to spy on ethnic minorities and dissidents.
Anthropic revealed that China, Iran and other States used their artificial intelligence models in espionage and surveillance operations targeting opposition and minority groups, confirming that they stopped these activities.
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The American Anthropic announced on Thursday that he had stopped monitoring dissidents and ethnic minorities with the help of his IA Claude.
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