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THE SWARM HAS A CODING ASSISTANT

By Zimbo · September 17, 2026

AI cartoon by Zimbo: Split-panel engraving-style scene: in a workshop under a Russian flag, men at laptops labelled 'CLAUDE CODE' and 'SWARM COORDINATION' work over scattered drone parts; a dashed red arrow carries a drone swarm across to a ruined street where a man and a woman look up beside a 'UKRAINE' road sign.
No human in the loop — just Russian developers building kamikaze-drone software with American AI, per Anthropic's September threat report.Zimbo for AI News Page

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