New Delhi, March 1 -- US government used the AI tools from Anthropic during the air attack launched on Iran just hours after declaring that it will stop using technology from the AI startup. As per a report by the Wall Streeet Journal, Commands around the world including U.S. Central Command in the Middle East used Anthropic's Claude AI during the Iran attack.

Reportedly, the command used Anthropic's AI for intelligence assessments, target identification and simulating battle scenarios. Prior to the Iran attack, another WSJ report had revealed that Anthropic's AI was also used by the Pentagon during the capture of Venzuela president Nicolas Maduro.

The report noted that the use of Claude in high-profile missions is among the reasons why...