AI company; Claude embedded in Maven, the Pentagon's Iran targeting system
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Anthropic, led by Dario Amodei, makes the Claude AI models. Since November 2024 it has supplied Claude to U.S. intelligence and military agencies through Palantir on AWS. Claude was embedded in Palantir's Maven Smart System during the 2026 Iran campaign and was reported by the Washington Post to support target generation and prioritization. Bloomberg's investigation found that Maven played a specific role in the Minab targeting chain and that overreliance on the system contributed to the strike. No public evidence currently establishes that Claude itself selected, recommended or processed the Minab school target. Reuters reported that Maven used multiple prompts and workflows built with Claude; The Guardian argued in March 2026 that Maven's target identification relies on older computer-vision systems, with Claude as a language layer. On 27 February 2026 Trump ordered agencies to drop Anthropic after it refused to allow fully autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance. Its investors still profit: Amazon booked a $53.4B gain in Q2 2026 mainly from its Anthropic stake.
In November 2024 Anthropic, Palantir and AWS agreed to give U.S. intelligence and military agencies Claude on classified networks; Anthropic also held a Pentagon contract worth up to $200M. Reuters reported that Maven 'uses multiple prompts and workflows that were built using Anthropic's Claude code.'
Sources: Business Wire, NPR, timesofisrael.com
Claude was embedded in Palantir's Maven Smart System during the 2026 Iran campaign and was reported by the Washington Post to support target generation and prioritization. Bloomberg's investigation found that Maven played a specific role in the Minab targeting chain and that overreliance on the system contributed to the strike. No public evidence currently establishes that Claude itself selected, recommended or processed the Minab school target.
The Guardian argued on 26 March 2026 that Maven's target-identification functions are older computer-vision systems and that Claude was a later natural-language layer. Dario Amodei said in June 2026: 'we don't have access to, we don't know exactly how these models were used.'
Sources: The Washington Post, Bloomberg, anews.com.tr, timesofisrael.com, theprint.in, Forbes
On 27 February 2026 Trump ordered every federal agency to stop using Anthropic after it refused to drop limits on fully autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance. Its backers still profit: Amazon booked a $53.4B gain in Q2 2026 mainly from its Anthropic stake, and Microsoft a $3.2B gain.
Sources: ABC News, NPR, Amazon (via Nasdaq), Microsoft
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Second quarter 2026 net income includes non-operating pre-tax other income of $53.4 billion, primarily from our investments in Anthropic.
Annual revenue totaled $331.8 billion ... Net income came in at $133.7 billion [fetch-tool rendering] ... a $3.2 billion gain from the company's investment in Anthropic
IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic's technology ... Supply-Chain Risk to National Security ... cannot in good conscience accede to their request [Anthropic held a contract worth up to $200 million]
To strike 1,000 targets in 24 hours in Iran, the U.S. military leveraged the most advanced AI it's ever used in warfare. Anthropic's Claude partnered with the military's Maven Smart System, suggesting targets and issuing precise location coordinates.
Claude is central to Palantir's Maven Smart System, which provides real-time targeting for military operations against Iran.
the US military is extensively using Palantir's Maven Smart System in the conflict, which has had Anthropic's Claude chatbot integrated since 2024. ... the Wall Street Journal first reported on the Pentagon's use of Claude to select attack targets in Iran
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Maven, powered by Claude, suggested hundreds of targets, issued precise location coordinates, and prioritized those targets according to importance
uses multiple prompts and workflows that were built using Anthropic's Claude code
I am directing EVERY Federal Agency in the United States Government to IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic's technology.
Daniela Amodei ... Co-Founder and President
Dario Amodei ... Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Anthropic and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR) today announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide U.S. intelligence and defense agencies access to the Claude 3 and 3.5 family of models on AWS.
Anthropic and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR) today announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide U.S. intelligence and defense agencies access to the Claude 3 and 3.5 family of models on AWS.
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Palantir's Maven Smart Systems – a software platform that supplies militaries with intelligence analysis and weapons targeting – uses multiple prompts and workflows that were built using Anthropic's Claude code, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Claude is central to Palantir's Maven Smart System, which provides real-time targeting for military operations against Iran. ... proposed 'hundreds' of targets for the U.S. military to strike, prioritized them in order of importance, and provided location coordinates for them.