Khaberni - American media reports revealed that the U.S. Army used the artificial intelligence tool "Claude," affiliated with "Anthropic," in coordinating the strikes on Iran during the ongoing war, despite direct orders from President Donald Trump to stop dealing with the company and cease using its tools within federal agencies.
According to a report published by The Wall Street Journal, American control centers around the world, including the Central Command in the Middle East, relied on the "Claude" tool to manage aspects of the attack, which was considered a clear violation of recent presidential directives.
The report pointed out that this is the second time the American military has used "Anthropic" tools in military operations, following their previous use in the operation to arrest Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
The report indicated that artificial intelligence played a pivotal role in intelligence assessments, target definition, and simulation of battle scenarios, reflecting how integrated the company's tools are within the systems of the U.S. Department of War (Pentagon) and the difficulty of immediately discontinuing their use despite the official announcement of severing relations with it.
In contrast, a separate report published by Axios stated that the dispute between the Pentagon and the company escalated during contractual negotiations, after "Anthropic" refused to grant the War Department full access to all its tools or allow their use in all legal scenarios, including those related to comprehensive surveillance or the development of autonomous weapons systems.
The dispute escalated to the point where the Pentagon classified the company as a risk to American supply chains, a move that "Anthropic" said it would challenge in U.S. court.
Trump had issued direct orders to all federal agencies to stop using "Claude" immediately, attacking the company on his private platform, describing it as an "extreme leftist AI company run by people who know nothing about the real world," according to a report published by The Guardian.
Despite this, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confirmed that "Anthropic" tools would remain in use within the Pentagon for no more than six months, to allow a "smooth" transition to alternative artificial intelligence systems.
In this context, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, announced that an agreement had been reached with the U.S. Department of War to use the company's technologies, including the "Chat GPT" model, in classified and secretive environments, a step that paves the way for gradually replacing "Anthropic" tools.
These developments highlight the accelerated shift in employing artificial intelligence technologies within American military operations, and the technical and political challenges associated with separating combat systems from tools that have become an integrated part of their operational infrastructure.
