They attacked in sandals, today they use AI. Artificial intelligence helped them create rockets

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels, often fighting barefoot or in sandals, gave the impression of a primitive armed force. However, thanks to the Claude model, they learned to construct long-range rockets that can correct their flight if they veer off course, reported the British daily Mail.

Condensed research achievements

The creators of the Claude model revealed in a report published last month that the Houthis have launched three weapons programs using products based on this AI technology. Claude enables the implementation of a whole range of educational programs covering almost all fields of knowledge - emphasized the daily.

As stated in the Anthropic report, AI condensed the research output of the world's leading experts in the field of missile technology, which was then accessed by terrorists.

The Houthis used Claude to create a command, navigation and control system that is responsible for guiding and stabilizing the object in the air. Claude provided position estimation software, adjusted control parameters, triggered the firmware compilation process and made modifications when missiles missed their targets, the Daily Mail reported.

“Many queries were blocked, but not all”

Even after Anthropic realized how its software was being used, the Houthis were able to use the knowledge they had gained and make their own modifications, the British newspaper reported.

The report's authors admitted that their "security mechanisms blocked many, but not all, queries." “The Houthis used a variety of tactics to bypass security,” it explained.

Anthropic added that they have "evidence that (Yemeni fighters) have already developed an offline simulation toolkit that does not rely on Claude or other engineering computing environments."

The Houthis are fighting the internationally recognized government and attacking Saudi Arabia, which supports it, in order to prevent it from exporting oil, the British daily recalled, adding that as a result, the prices of oil and its derivatives are rising.