Anthropic’s Claude has become a crucial component of Palantir’s Maven intelligence analysis program, which was also used in the U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. News of Claude’s role in recent military actions was first reported by The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.
But that role has been complicated by Anthropic’s clash with Hegseth after the company sought to prevent the military from using its AI for domestic surveillance and autonomous deadly weapons. Last week, the Defense Department labeled Anthropic a threat to national security, a move that threatens to remove it from military use in the coming months. Anthropic filed a lawsuit to fight that designation.
