{"id":113322,"date":"2026-09-13T10:49:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T10:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/anthropic-says-yemen-fighters-used-ai-to-seek-guided-weapons-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T10:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T10:49:07","slug":"anthropic-says-yemen-fighters-used-ai-to-seek-guided-weapons-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/anthropic-says-yemen-fighters-used-ai-to-seek-guided-weapons-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthropic says Yemen fighters used AI to seek guided weapons | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
Anthropic said it disrupted illegal Claude use by a Yemen-based group running three weapons development programmes<\/p>\n
A Houthi source said blocking Israeli-linked shipping is only \u201ca first step,\u201d warning that further escalation could lead to broader restrictions on vessels heading to Israel. PHOTO: REUTERS <\/p>\n
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A group in Yemen attempted to use Anthropic’s Claude chatbot to build guided rockets and missiles, the US firm has revealed, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels are on the offensive in the country.<\/p>\n
In a report published Thursday on how it had prevented illegal uses of Claude in several countries, Anthropic said it had “identified a cell of threat actors based in northern Yemen running three weapons development programs”.<\/p>\n
Those were “a guided rocket that used a commodity phone-class flight computer with final-phase homing guidance; a multi-stage ballistic missile with a stated range goal above 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles); and a multi-variant missile… that included a hypersonic glide vehicle variant”.<\/p>\n
The cell used Claude to develop guidance, navigation and control software for the airborne weapons that would have otherwise required a team of engineers.<\/p>\n
“We do not have evidence the actors succeeded in fielding an operational device; but they did test-fire a guided rocket,” Anthropic said.<\/p>\n