By: Puli
March 02, LNW (Colombo): Despite a decision announced just hours earlier by Donald Trump to sever all ties with the company and its artificial intelligence tools, reports claim that the United States military used Anthropic’s AI model, Claude, during operations targeting Iran.
Claude AI is a powerful artificial intelligence chatbot and large language model (LLM) developed by Anthropic. It is known for its advanced reasoning, coding, and writing capabilities, and is designed to analyze long documents and handle complex tasks across web, desktop, and mobile platforms.
Foreign media reported that Claude was utilized during a large-scale joint US–Israel strike on Iran that began on Saturday. At a time when AI technologies are already deeply integrated into military operations, the situation also highlights the complexity of removing powerful AI tools from active operational systems once they have been embedded.
According to reports, US military commanders have used such AI tools not only for intelligence purposes but also to assist in target selection and battlefield simulations.
Just hours before the Iran strike began, on Friday, Trump reportedly ordered all federal agencies to immediately halt the use of Claude. In a post on Truth Social, he criticized Anthropic as “a radical left AI company run by people who don’t understand the real world.”
The controversy reportedly intensified earlier in January when the US military was said to have used Claude in operations related to capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Trump objected to this, citing Anthropic’s usage policies, which prohibit the use of Claude for violent purposes, weapons development, or surveillance activities.
