Iran

The future of AI warfare isn’t a hypothetical anymore. It’s running live ops in Iran. Admiral Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, confirmed this week that the military is actively using “a variety of advanced AI tools” in Operation Epic Fury — the massive air campaign against Iran that’s struck over 5,500 targets since February 28. AI helped hit 1,000 targets in the first 24 hours alone. At the center of it all: Palantir’s Maven Smart System, with Anthropic’s Claude baked in. The same AI that summarizes your emails is now helping analysts prioritize strike targets in an active war zone. ...

There’s a war happening in Iran. There’s also a completely different war happening on your timeline — and that one is mostly fake. Since US and Israeli strikes on Iran began February 28, social media has been hammered with AI-generated videos claiming to show missile strikes on Tel Aviv, burning skyscrapers in Dubai, and devastated military bases. These clips have collectively racked up hundreds of millions of views. The part that should make your stomach turn: the people creating them are getting paid to do it. ...