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Global Insurgents Are Using AI. It's Dumber Than We Feared.

Simon Whistler · July 16, 2026 · 17 min video · Global

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Yeah, hey, ChachiePT, I'd like you to come up with an excellent plan, making no mistakes for capturing the leader of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro. I want you to imagine, because I do, have the entire capacity of the US military and defense apparatus on my side. Okay?

Now look, this was one of the many memes sent in the warfront group chat when the Wall Street Journal revealed that the Pentagon had used Claude, the AI chatbot from anthrop ic in the mission to capture the former Venezuelan dictator. I prefer ChachiePT.

We don't know exactly how the model was used, both the Pentagon and anthropic have remained mum on the specific details, with anthropic only telling the journal that any usage of its systems had to comply with the company's usage policies.

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Discover how insurgent groups exploit AI for propaganda, tactics, drones, and recruitment, why governments struggle to respond, and what this dangerous technological arms race means for global security today explained. Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 HomeFronts: https://www.youtube.com/@homefronts

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  1. 01The Wall Street Journal Pentagon Used Anthropics Claude In Maduro Venezuela Raid
  2. 02Gnet-research Ai Powered Jihadist News Broadcasts A New Trend In Pro Is Propaganda Production
  3. 03Europol Islamic State Group Experiments With The Decentralised Web P.King
  4. 04Thekhorasandiary Iskp Begins Publishing Pashto News Bulletins Using Artificial Intelligence
  5. 05Info-res Iskp Use Of Generative Ai Presenters To Create Newscasts
  6. 06Hudson Pandemonium Narrative Its Limits Artificial Intelligence Islamic States Innovation Clara Broekaret Colin P Clarke
  7. 07Casp Ai Enabled Terrorism
  8. 08Crestresearch Technology Evolves The Tactics Preparing For The Rise Of Terrorist Ai Harms
  9. 09Nytimes Ai Terrorism Boko Haram Nigeria
  10. 10Tass
  11. 11Weforum Davos23 Ai Divide Global North Global South

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