{"id":2569953,"date":"2026-02-14T10:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T15:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-military-used-ai-tool-in-historic-maduro-capture\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T10:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T15:15:16","slug":"us-military-used-ai-tool-in-historic-maduro-capture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-military-used-ai-tool-in-historic-maduro-capture\/","title":{"rendered":"US Military Used AI Tool in Historic Maduro Capture"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-military-used-ai-tool-in-historic-maduro-capture%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2569953&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Wall Street Journal report says the U.S.military used Anthropic\u2019s AI tool Claude in the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, though it did not specify what Claude\u2019s role was.The WSJ cites unnamed sources. Anthropic said it cannot comment on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/quantum-hacks-next-major-threat-to-cybersecurity-experts\/\" title=\"Quantum Hacks Next Major Threat to Cybersecurity: Experts\">specific operations<\/a> and that Claude usage must comply with its policies, which forbid facilitating violence, weapon advancement, or surveillance. the AI tool was used alongside Palantir technologies already employed by the military and law enforcement. The piece places this within a broader push to embrace AI in defense, noting that ChatGPT has been added as a tool for military use. Gregory Touhill, a retired Air Force general and cybersecurity director at Carnegie Mellon, emphasizes AI\u2019s importance for defense and its potential to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ai-will-replace-nearly-five-million-american-jobs-challenger-gray-report\/\" title=\"AI Will Replace Nearly Five Million American Jobs: Challenger Gray ...\">automate tasks<\/a> and free personnel for higher\u2011order work. In January, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a memo urging the pentagon to accelerate AI adoption and to become an \u201cAI-first\u201d warfighting force, arguing that AI-enabled warfare will redefine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/human-experimentation-and-gene-editing-inside-chinas-race-to-create-genetically-modified-soldiers\/\" title=\"Human Experimentation And Gene-Editing: Inside China\u2019s Race To Create Genetically Modified Soldiers\">military affairs<\/a> and must outpace adversaries. The article also mentions a social-media post about a deal with OpenAI to deploy ChatGPT to Pentagon personnel.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. military used <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >artificial intelligence<\/a> in the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicol&aacute;s Maduro, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>Anthropic&rsquo;s artificial-intelligence tool called Claude was used in the raid, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/national-security\/pentagon-used-anthropics-claude-in-maduro-venezuela-raid-583aff17?st=YeXAPS&amp;reflink=article_copyURL_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>, which cited sources it did not name.<\/p>\n<p>It was unclear what the tool was used for. The company&rsquo;s rules forbid Claude from being used to facilitate violence, develop weapons, or conduct surveillance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8203;&#8203;&rdquo;We cannot comment on whether Claude, or any other AI model, was used for any specific operation, classified or otherwise,&rdquo; an Anthropic representative said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Any use of Claude &mdash; whether in the private sector or across government &mdash; is required to comply with our Usage Policies, which govern how Claude can be deployed. We <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-chief-of-staff-biden-administration-taking-responsibility-for-covid-19-vaccines\/\" title=\"White House Chief of Staff: Biden Administration Taking Responsibility for COVID-19 Vaccines\">work closely<\/a> with our partners to ensure compliance,&rdquo; the representative said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Anthropic&rsquo;s AI tool was used along with Palantir Technologies products already used by the military and law enforcement, The Wall Street Journal reported.<\/p>\n<p>The use of the AI solution comes as ChatGPT has been added as a tool for use by the military, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airandspaceforces.com\/pentagon-adds-chatgpt-official-ai-tool-set\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gregory Touhill, a retired Air Force brigadier general who is the director of cybersecurity at Carnegie Mellon&rsquo;s Software Engineering Institute, said AI use has become important for defense applications.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Department of War announces deal with OpenAI to deploy ChatGPT to all Pentagon personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Follow: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFpost?\">@AFpost<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qe3A7r7LrQ\">pic.twitter.com\/qe3A7r7LrQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AF Post (@AFpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFpost\/status\/2021636494604333351?\">February 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s important for our Airmen today, we want our Airmen to be well prepared for the future, and the future is racing toward us now,&rdquo; Touhill said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;AI is a tool that our Airmen and our Guardians can use to obtain decisive capabilities in the cyber domain,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Touhill said he&rsquo;s confident AI can help service members automate and eliminate tasks. But more importantly, AI can potentially free Airmen and Guardians from lesser tasks so they can apply more time to higher-order work.<\/p>\n<p>In January, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2026\/Jan\/12\/2003855671\/-1\/-1\/0\/ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE-STRATEGY-FOR-THE-DEPARTMENT-OF-WAR.PDF\">memo<\/a> that the Pentagon will emphasize AI use.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the national security domain, AI-enabled warfare and AI-enabled capability development will re-define the character of military affairs over the next decade,&rdquo; the memo said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This transformation is a race &mdash; fueled by the accelerating pace of commercial AI innovation coming out of America&rsquo;s private sector. The United States Military must build on its lead over our adversaries in integrating this technology, established during President Trump&rsquo;s first term, to make our Warfighters more lethal and efficient,&rdquo; the memo continued.<\/p>\n<p>In the memo, Hegseth directed the Pentagon &ldquo;to accelerate America&rsquo;s Military AI Dominance by becoming an &lsquo;AI-first&rsquo; warfighting force across all components, from front to back.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We must put aside legacy approaches to combat and ensure we use this disruptive technology to compound the lethality of our military,&rdquo; Hegseth wrote.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Anthropic\u2019s AI tool Claude was reportedly involved, though the article did not specify what role it played. Anthropic stated it cannot comment on specific operations and that Claude must be used in compliance with its policies, adding that it works with partners to ensure compliance. The WSJ also notes Claude was used alongside Palantir technologies already in use by the military and law enforcement. The piece ties this to broader AI adoption in the Pentagon, noting that ChatGPT has been made available to Pentagon personnel. Retired Air Force general Gregory Touhill said AI is increasingly important for defense, helping automate tasks and free personnel for higher-level work. In January, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth urged accelerating AI use and pursuing an \u201cAI-first\u201d warfighting orientation across all services to maintain the U.S. lead, leveraging private-sector AI innovation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2569954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-02-13T202651.487.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[73807,36612,72913,50813],"class_list":["post-2569953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-artificial-intelligence-2","tag-maduro","tag-us-military-2","tag-venezuela-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-02-13T202651.487.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2569953"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2569957,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569953\/revisions\/2569957"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2569954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2569953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2569953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2569953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}