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Governments are turning to Claude to automate spying

State-run surveillance operations around the world are using Claude to streamline their operations, Anthropic said in a threat report released Thursday. Why it matters : The barriers for governments interested in spying on dissidents, politicians, journalists and human rights activists are getting lower as AI models get more powerful. Zoom in : Anthropic found people linked to governments in Mali, China and Iran using various Claude models to streamline their surveillance operations. In Mali, a…

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Governments are turning to Claude to automate spying
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