{"id":77286,"date":"2026-03-13T12:24:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youzum.net\/the-download-how-ai-is-used-for-military-targeting-and-the-pentagons-war-on-claude\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T12:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:24:23","slug":"the-download-how-ai-is-used-for-military-targeting-and-the-pentagons-war-on-claude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youzum.net\/it\/the-download-how-ai-is-used-for-military-targeting-and-the-pentagons-war-on-claude\/","title":{"rendered":"The Download: how AI is used for military targeting, and the Pentagon\u2019s war on Claude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This is today\u2019s edition of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.technologyreview.com\/newsletters\/briefing-the-download\/?_ga=2.179569122.736533416.1649661040-405833893.1649413289\"><em>The Download<\/em><\/a>,<em> our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what\u2019s going on in the world of technology.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Defense\u00a0official reveals how AI chatbots could be used for targeting decisions<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>The US military might use generative AI systems to rank targets and recommend which to strike first, according to a\u00a0Defense\u00a0Department official.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A list of\u00a0possible targets\u00a0could first be fed into a generative AI system that the Pentagon is fielding for classified settings. Humans might then ask the system to\u00a0analyze\u00a0the information and prioritize the targets. They would then\u00a0be responsible for\u00a0checking and evaluating the results and recommendations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT and\u00a0xAI\u2019s\u00a0Grok could soon be at the\u00a0center\u00a0of exactly these sorts of high-stakes military decisions.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/03\/12\/1134243\/defense-official-military-use-ai-chatbots-targeting-decisions\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the full story<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014James O\u2019Donnell<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The must-reads\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019ve\u00a0combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>1 The Pentagon\u2019s CTO claims Claude would \u201cpollute\u201d the\u00a0defense\u00a0supply chain<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>He blamed a \u201cpolicy preference\u201d\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0baked into the model. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/03\/12\/anthropic-claude-emil-michael-defense.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNBC<\/a>)\u00a0<br \/><em>+ Anthropic is reeling from OpenAI\u2019s \u201ccompromise\u201d with the DoD.\u00a0<\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/03\/02\/1133850\/openais-compromise-with-the-pentagon-is-what-anthropic-feared\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MIT Technology Review<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>2 An ex-DOGE staffer has been accused of stealing social security data<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>Then taking the information to his new job in the IT division of a government contractor. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/john-solly-doge-operative-accused-social-security-data-leidos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wired<\/a>)\u00a0<br \/><em>+ He allegedly used a thumb drive to steal the data.\u00a0<\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/03\/10\/social-security-data-breach-doge-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington Post<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>3 Ukraine is offering its battlefield data for AI training<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>Allies can access the data to train drones and other UAVs. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/ukraine-opens-battlefield-data-access-allies-ai-models-2026-03-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reuters<\/a>)\u00a0\u00a0<br \/><em>+ Europe has a drone-filled vision for the future of war.<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2025\/08\/21\/1122035\/ukraines-largest-starlink-repair-shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MIT Technology Review<\/a>)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>4 Meta has postponed its latest AI launch over performance issues<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>It fell short of rival models from Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/12\/technology\/meta-avocado-ai-model-delayed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NYT<\/a>\u00a0$)\u00a0<br \/><em>+ The company\u2019s former AI chief is betting against LLMs.<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/01\/22\/1131661\/yann-lecuns-new-venture-ami-labs\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MIT Technology Review<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>5 X could be breaching sanctions on Iran<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>An account for Iran\u2019s new supreme leader may break US rules. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/social-media\/x-could-be-breaching-us-sanctions-on-iran-watchdog-warns-213550284.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Engadget<\/a>)\u00a0<br \/><em>+ Hacker group\u00a0Handala\u00a0has become the face of Iranian cyberwarfare.<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/handala-hacker-group-iran-us-israel-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wired<\/a>)\u00a0<br \/><em>+ AI is turning the conflict into\u00a0theater.\u00a0<\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/03\/09\/1134063\/how-ai-is-turning-the-iran-conflict-into-theater\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MIT Technology Review<\/a>)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>6 A landmark social media addiction trial is wrapping up<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>It\u2019ll decide whether the platforms are liable for harms caused to children. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/mar\/12\/social-media-addiction-trial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Guardian<\/a>)\u00a0\u00a0<br \/><em>+ AI companions are the next stage of digital addiction.\u00a0<\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2025\/04\/08\/1114369\/ai-companions-are-the-final-stage-of-digital-addiction-and-lawmakers-are-taking-aim\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MIT Technology Review<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>7 Western AI models have \u201cfailed spectacularly\u201d on agriculture in the Global South<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>The biggest problem?\u00a0They\u2019re\u00a0not trained on local data. (<a href=\"https:\/\/restofworld.org\/2026\/ai-agriculture-local-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rest of World<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>8 Internet outages in Moscow are sparking surging sales of pagers<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>The disruptions have been blamed on new tests of web controls. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-03-13\/moscow-s-internet-outages-drive-sales-of-pagers-and-paper-maps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>\u00a0$)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>9 Why is China obsessed with\u00a0OpenClaw?<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>Lobster-mania is spreading to the\u00a0general public. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/tech-trends\/article\/3346378\/stock-tips-blind-dates-why-chinese-are-obsessed-raising-lobster?utm_source=feedly_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCMP<\/a>)\u00a0<br \/>+\u00a0<em>Tech-savvy \u201ctinkerers\u201d are cashing in on the craze.<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/03\/11\/1134179\/china-openclaw-gold-rush\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MIT Technology Review<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>10 Hollywood has soured on Silicon Valley<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>Movies and TV shows have swapped eccentric founders for megalomaniac moguls. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/12\/technology\/silicon-valley-pop-culture.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NYT<\/a>\u00a0$)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Quote of the day\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWe see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter.\u201d\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>\u2014OpenAI CEO Sam Altman makes a new pitch to investors at a BlackRock event,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/sam-altman-says-intelligence-will-be-a-utility-and-hes-just-the-man-to-collect-the-bills-2000732953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gizmodo<\/a>\u00a0reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>One More Thing\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How the Ukraine-Russia war is reshaping the tech sector in Eastern Europe<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"2000\" width=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.technologyreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/54023355794_5f46a66c89_mobile.jpeg?w=2000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1107770\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Latvia\u2019s annual national defense exercises took place in September and October, as the Ukraine-Russia war nears its third anniversary.<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">GATIS INDR\u0113VICS\/ LATVIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>When Latvian startup Global Wolf Motors first pitched the idea of a military scooter, it was met with\u00a0skepticism\u2014and a wall of bureaucracy. Then Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and everything changed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, Ukrainian combat units wanted any equipment they could get their hands on, and they were willing to try out ideas that might not have made the cut in peacetime.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Within weeks, the scooters were on the front line\u2014and even behind it, being used on daring reconnaissance missions. It\u00a0signaled\u00a0that a new product category for companies along Ukraine\u2019s borders had opened: civilian technologies repurposed for military needs.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2024\/12\/04\/1107639\/latvia-eastern-europe-tech-startups-ukraine-russia-war\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the full story<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Peter Guest<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>We can still have\u00a0nice things\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>A place for comfort, fun and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas?\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:thomas.macaulay@technologyreview.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Drop me a line<\/em><\/a><em>.)<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+ A new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2518964-a-miniature-magnet-rivals-behemoths-in-strength-for-the-first-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mini magnet<\/a>\u00a0could slash the costs of MRIs and nuclear fusion.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>+\u00a0This\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/inuetc.com\/knowledgegarden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interactive map of Earth<\/a>\u00a0offers new routes to facts about our planet.\u00a0<br \/>+ Escape the news cycle with this deep dive into the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/150679918\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">power of fantasy and nature<\/a>. (Big thanks to reader and MIT alum Vicki for the find!)\u00a0<br \/>+ Reports of reading\u2019s death are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.experimental-history.com\/p\/text-is-king?ref=DenseDiscovery-378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">greatly exaggerated<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is today\u2019s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what\u2019s going on in the world of technology. Defense\u00a0official reveals how AI chatbots could be used for targeting decisions\u00a0 The US military might use generative AI systems to rank targets and recommend which to strike first, according to a\u00a0Defense\u00a0Department official.\u00a0 A list of\u00a0possible targets\u00a0could first be fed into a generative AI system that the Pentagon is fielding for classified settings. Humans might then ask the system to\u00a0analyze\u00a0the information and prioritize the targets. They would then\u00a0be responsible for\u00a0checking and evaluating the results and recommendations.\u00a0 OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT and\u00a0xAI\u2019s\u00a0Grok could soon be at the\u00a0center\u00a0of exactly these sorts of high-stakes military decisions.\u00a0Read the full story.\u00a0 \u2014James O\u2019Donnell\u00a0 The must-reads\u00a0 I\u2019ve\u00a0combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology.\u00a0 1 The Pentagon\u2019s CTO claims Claude would \u201cpollute\u201d the\u00a0defense\u00a0supply chain\u00a0He blamed a \u201cpolicy preference\u201d\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0baked into the model. (CNBC)\u00a0+ Anthropic is reeling from OpenAI\u2019s \u201ccompromise\u201d with the DoD.\u00a0(MIT Technology Review)\u00a0 2 An ex-DOGE staffer has been accused of stealing social security data\u00a0Then taking the information to his new job in the IT division of a government contractor. (Wired)\u00a0+ He allegedly used a thumb drive to steal the data.\u00a0(Washington Post)\u00a0 3 Ukraine is offering its battlefield data for AI training\u00a0Allies can access the data to train drones and other UAVs. (Reuters)\u00a0\u00a0+ Europe has a drone-filled vision for the future of war.\u00a0(MIT Technology Review)\u00a0\u00a0 4 Meta has postponed its latest AI launch over performance issues\u00a0It fell short of rival models from Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic. (NYT\u00a0$)\u00a0+ The company\u2019s former AI chief is betting against LLMs.\u00a0(MIT Technology Review).\u00a0 5 X could be breaching sanctions on Iran\u00a0An account for Iran\u2019s new supreme leader may break US rules. (Engadget)\u00a0+ Hacker group\u00a0Handala\u00a0has become the face of Iranian cyberwarfare.\u00a0(Wired)\u00a0+ AI is turning the conflict into\u00a0theater.\u00a0(MIT Technology Review)\u00a0\u00a0 6 A landmark social media addiction trial is wrapping up\u00a0It\u2019ll decide whether the platforms are liable for harms caused to children. (The Guardian)\u00a0\u00a0+ AI companions are the next stage of digital addiction.\u00a0(MIT Technology Review)\u00a0 7 Western AI models have \u201cfailed spectacularly\u201d on agriculture in the Global South\u00a0The biggest problem?\u00a0They\u2019re\u00a0not trained on local data. (Rest of World)\u00a0 8 Internet outages in Moscow are sparking surging sales of pagers\u00a0The disruptions have been blamed on new tests of web controls. (Bloomberg\u00a0$)\u00a0 9 Why is China obsessed with\u00a0OpenClaw?\u00a0Lobster-mania is spreading to the\u00a0general public. (SCMP)\u00a0+\u00a0Tech-savvy \u201ctinkerers\u201d are cashing in on the craze.\u00a0(MIT Technology Review)\u00a0 10 Hollywood has soured on Silicon Valley\u00a0Movies and TV shows have swapped eccentric founders for megalomaniac moguls. (NYT\u00a0$)\u00a0 Quote of the day\u00a0 \u201cWe see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter.\u201d\u00a0 \u2014OpenAI CEO Sam Altman makes a new pitch to investors at a BlackRock event,\u00a0Gizmodo\u00a0reports.\u00a0 One More Thing\u00a0 How the Ukraine-Russia war is reshaping the tech sector in Eastern Europe\u00a0 Latvia\u2019s annual national defense exercises took place in September and October, as the Ukraine-Russia war nears its third anniversary.GATIS INDR\u0113VICS\/ LATVIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE When Latvian startup Global Wolf Motors first pitched the idea of a military scooter, it was met with\u00a0skepticism\u2014and a wall of bureaucracy. Then Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and everything changed.\u00a0\u00a0 Suddenly, Ukrainian combat units wanted any equipment they could get their hands on, and they were willing to try out ideas that might not have made the cut in peacetime.\u00a0 Within weeks, the scooters were on the front line\u2014and even behind it, being used on daring reconnaissance missions. It\u00a0signaled\u00a0that a new product category for companies along Ukraine\u2019s borders had opened: civilian technologies repurposed for military needs.\u00a0Read the full story.\u00a0 \u2014Peter Guest\u00a0 We can still have\u00a0nice things\u00a0 A place for comfort, fun and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas?\u00a0Drop me a line.)\u00a0 + A new\u00a0mini magnet\u00a0could slash the costs of MRIs and nuclear fusion.\u00a0\u00a0+\u00a0This\u00a0interactive map of Earth\u00a0offers new routes to facts about our planet.\u00a0+ Escape the news cycle with this deep dive into the\u00a0power of fantasy and nature. (Big thanks to reader and MIT alum Vicki for the find!)\u00a0+ Reports of reading\u2019s death are\u00a0greatly exaggerated.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":77287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center 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