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The Download: Earth’s rumblings, and AI for strikes on Iran

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MIT Technology Review - Ai Research Title: The Download: Earth’s rumblings, and AI for strikes on Iran Date: 2026-03-04 13:12 Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/04/1133942/the-download-earths-rumblings-and-ai-for-strikes-on-iran/ <p><em>This is today’s edition of </em><a href="https://forms.technologyrevi…
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  • Shahed drones are cheap and easy to manufacture, but very expensive to intercept

    80% confidence

  • OpenAI's decision to work with US Department of War looked opportunistic and sloppy

    80% confidence

  • LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at speed and scale far beyond what even skilled human investigators can manage

    80% confidence

  • TikTok ruled out end-to-end encryption citing user safety

    80% confidence

  • The US is manufacturing copies of Iranian Shahed drones to use against Iran itself

    80% confidence

  • TikTok's stance on encryption sets it apart from almost all rival social media services

    80% confidence

  • Claude AI is helping to identify targets and prioritize them for US strikes on Iran, for now

    80% confidence

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