Claude is already being used for weapons research and espionage
Anthropic says it disrupted attempts to use Claude for biological-weapons research, a suspected Russia-linked cyber-espionage campaign against Ukraine, and attacks by Chinese competitors seeking to extract the model’s capabilities. Its threat report covers malicious use over the past eight months, including five cases involving scientists and model-assisted weapons development. The practical shift is clear: misuse is moving from advice to operational help in cyber and weapons work.