Defence Minister Rajnath Singh urged India to treat AI as a dual-use technology—useful for defence projects yet dangerous when misused. He warned that deepfakes, cyber warfare, and autonomous weapon systems can escalate threats, comparing unchecked AI misuse to the mythological Bhasmasur. At the same time, he pointed to successful AI integration like Operation Sindoor.
The Trump administration has defended a court challenge over its move to blacklist Anthropic, maker of the Claude AI assistant. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly labeled the company a national security supply-chain risk after Anthropic declined to remove guardrails tied to preventing use in autonomous weapons or domestic surveillance.
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