The US military utilized Anthropic's AI model Claude during an operation in Venezuela, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, marking a significant instance of AI application in military action. The operation, which aimed to kidnap Nicolás Maduro, saw the AI model used through Anthropic's partnership with Palantir Technologies, the Wall Street Journal revealed on Saturday.
A spokesperson for Anthropic declined to comment on the specific use of Claude in the Venezuela operation. However, the spokesperson stated that any use of the tool was required to comply with its policies, according to The Guardian.
In other news, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) suspended some operations at Gaza's Nasser Hospital after armed men, some masked, posed security threats inside the building. The Geneva-based medical charity reported on its website that non-essential work at the hospital in Khan Younis was halted on January 20 due to concerns about the management of the structure, the safeguarding of its neutrality, and security breaches, Al Jazeera reported.
Meanwhile, over 100 artists, including musicians, actors, and writers, have voiced their support for the United Nations special rapporteur for occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, who faces international calls to resign. In a letter from the group Artists for Palestine on Saturday, the signatories offered their full support to Albanese, a defender of human rights and the Palestinian people's right to exist, according to Al Jazeera.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated that his country should fear the European Union more than Russia, promising to clear away the EU's "oppressive machinery" before the upcoming parliamentary elections. Delivering his annual state-of-the-nation speech on Saturday, Orban pledged to push out the foreign influence that limits Hungary's sovereignty, Al Jazeera reported. The opposition Tisza Party currently maintains an 8 to 12 percentage point lead over Orban's ruling Fidesz party, eight weeks before the elections.
Finally, an avalanche in the French Alps, triggered by a helicopter, resulted in the closure of several major ski resorts. Three skiers were killed in the avalanche, which occurred on Friday. Emergency teams intentionally triggered an avalanche near a Chamonix ski resort as a safety precaution, according to Al Jazeera.
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