Anthropic's Claude reportedly used in January 2026 US raid that captured Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro

According to multiple reports, the U.S. military deployed Anthropic's AI model Claude during Operation Resolve in early January 2026, a high-risk mission in Caracas that led to the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. The system was reportedly integrated via Anthropic's partnership with Palantir, raising questions over whether its use in a lethal operation clashes with Anthropic's stated bans on violence, weapons work and surveillance. While the precise tasks carried out by Claude remain classified, some sources suggest it may have been limited to non-lethal support such as intelligence summarization, logistics and translation, amid growing tension between Anthropic and the Trump administration over military applications of AI.