
U.S. Strikes in Middle East Use Anthropic, Hours After Trump Ban
Despite a recent ban on Anthropic AI tools, the U.S. military deployed these technologies in the Middle East just hours later.
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Despite a recent ban on Anthropic AI tools, the U.S. military deployed these technologies in the Middle East just hours later.

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