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Nigerian Jihadists Establish AI Units, Use Bots for Bombs

7/16/2026

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Nigerian jihadist groups have institutionalized AI adoption with dedicated units and training.
Cambridge researchers published a study documenting the groups' use of AI tools ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Meta AI and DeepSeek.
Militants said trainers used a projector to demonstrate AI functions that taught an ex-ISWAP fighter to jump a motorcycle over a trench.
A former JAS commander claimed AI suggested chemical mixes that made bombs heavier, exposing safeguard weaknesses.

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Story summary

Nigerian jihadist groups have institutionalized AI adoption with dedicated units and training.
Cambridge researchers published a study documenting the groups' use of AI tools ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Meta AI and DeepSeek.
Militants said trainers used a projector to demonstrate AI functions that taught an ex-ISWAP fighter to jump a motorcycle over a trench.
A former JAS commander claimed AI suggested chemical mixes that made bombs heavier, exposing safeguard weaknesses.