Anthropic flags UAE-linked misuse of AI targeting the Muslim Brotherhood
The operation used around 300 fake social-media accounts and compiled files on European lawmakers, journalists, and UN officials.
Anthropic revealed in a report that a UAE-linked influence operation utilized the Claude AI system to target the Muslim Brotherhood. The scheme involved generating approximately 300 fraudulent social media accounts, establishing a front non-governmental organization, having content written by anonymous writers for presentation at the United Nations, and amassing data on European legislators, journalists, and United Nations officials.
Anthropic's investigators confidently linked the campaign to UAE government officials. The UAE Foreign Ministry declined to comment when approached for a statement.
Abu Dhabi has classified the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization since 2014 and has made combating political Islam a key component of its regional strategy. The United States also categorizes the Brotherhood's factions in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Sudan as terrorist organizations. The AI-powered campaign pales in comparison to the report's other disturbing examples of AI misuse.
Anthropic additionally uncovered Russian cyber attacks, Chinese surveillance of the Uyghur minority, and Yemeni-developed software capable of creating weapons such as armed drones, bombs, and missiles.
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