US EditionAnthropic sues to block Pentagon blacklisting over AI use restrictions
AI firm Anthropic sues Pentagon, calling its "supply chain risk" designation an unprecedented, unlawful retaliation for restricting military AI use.
- On Monday, Anthropic filed two lawsuits in California and Washington, D.C., challenging the Pentagon's supply‑chain‑risk designation and seeking to block enforcement.
- Months‑long public disagreements over guardrails for autonomous weapons and domestic surveillance set the stage for legal action as Anthropic drew firm red lines against mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons.
- More than 500 customers pay at least $1 million annually for Claude, and Anthropic says the designation jeopardizes hundreds of millions and its projected $14 billion in revenue this year.
- The Pentagon last week formally designated Anthropic a supply‑chain risk and informed the company it was banned from defense work, effective immediately, while President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to stop using Claude with a six‑month phase‑out prompting some defense contractors to pause work.
- Claiming retaliation, Anthropic invoked the Constitution and urged judicial review, stating 'The Constitution does not allow the government to wield its enormous power to punish a company for its protected speech' and noting this is the first known use against a U.S. firm.
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Filing: Microsoft files an amicus brief in support of Anthropic and advocates for a temporary restraining order to block the DOD's supply chain risk designation (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
Ashley Capoot / CNBC: Filing: Microsoft files an amicus brief in support of Anthropic and advocates for a temporary restraining order to block the DOD's supply chain risk designation — Microsoft threw its support behind Anthropic on Tuesday, saying a judge should issue a restraining order that…
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Anthropic sues Pentagon to lift blacklisting
What happenedAnthropic on Monday sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Defense Department and several other federal agencies in federal court, arguing that the administration’s move to blacklist the AI firm as a national security risk was “unprecedented and unlawful.” The Constitution “does not allow the government to wield its enormous power to punish a company for its protected speech,” Anthropic said in its filing. Hegseth last week forma…
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