Guests
- Craig Jonessenior lecturer in political geography at Newcastle University and an expert on modern warfare.
As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran continues, we look at how the Pentagon is using artificial intelligence in its operations. The system, known as Project Maven, relies on technology by Palantir and also incorporates the AI model Claude built by Anthropic. Israel has used similar AI tar...
The article presents a classic case study in the collision between technological advancement and established power structures, layered with anxieties about surveillance and lethal autonomy. Anthropic’s initial resistance to utilizing Claude for military or mass surveillance applications—framed as a principled objection to the algorithm’s limitations—immediately sets up a conflict with the Trump administration’s priorities. This isn’t simply a matter of disagreement; it’s a demonstration of how e...