00:24When technology meets warfare, reality changes.
00:30That's the unsettling premise behind a recent military revelation.
00:35According to multiple reports, the United States military used an artificial intelligence model in a classified operation to capture Venezuelan
00:45president Nicolas Maduro and his wife in Caracas, using tools that blur the line between analysis and battle.
00:53This wasn't just any tool. It was CLAWD, an AI model developed by Anthropic, designed to read and summarize documents,
01:03answer questions, analyze data, and assist with research, not to wage war.
01:09And yet, for the first time in history, a privately developed AI was reportedly accessed on classified military networks through
01:18a partnership with Palantir Technologies.
01:21But exactly what CLAWD did remains undisclosed. Officials have not published details, and neither the Pentagon nor Anthropic has confirmed
01:31specifics.
01:32Some analysts believe the model may have helped process intelligence, analyze communications, or support planning and decision-making, tasks large
01:43AI models can excel at far faster than humans can during fast-moving operations.
01:48Yet the lack of transparency fuels concern. Why? Because CLAWD's usage policies explicitly forbid using CLAWD to facilitate violence, develop
02:00weapons, or conduct surveillance, even in government settings.
02:04The company has repeatedly positioned itself as a safety-focused AI developer, urging guardrails and warning against autonomous lethal systems.
02:15And now, its involvement in this operation has triggered internal tensions, with Pentagon officials considering whether to cancel a contract
02:25worth up to $200 million amid disputes over how AI should be used.
02:31This debate reflects a deeper question, one that experts have been warning about for years.
02:37How far should AI be allowed into military operations? Can powerful language models built for research and communications be adapted
02:47for classified missions?
02:49Or does their use blur the line between research and warfare in ways we're not prepared to control?
02:56And that leads to another profound question. If AI, like CLAWD, can be used to aid a Venezuela raid, what
03:05about other strategic theaters?
03:07Could similar AI tools be deployed in operations involving Iran, in the event of mounting tensions or conflict?
03:14There are no confirmed reports of CLAWD being used against Iran yet, but the Pentagon's interest in integrating AI broadly,
03:23from Google's Gemini to OpenAI and beyond, suggests such models could be leveraged for intelligence, planning or decision support, if
03:33policymakers and military leaders decide it's justified.
03:37AI is no longer a futuristic threat. It's here, embedded in national security, and its role is expanding faster than
03:47policymakers can legislate.
03:49The episode with CLAWD isn't just a milestone, it's a warning. The future of warfare may not be decided on
03:57battlefields alone,
03:58but by algorithms too powerful for their creators, and questions too urgent to ignore.
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