Federal appeals court rules Pentagon can blacklist Anthropic

A federal appeals court in Washington upheld Friday the Pentagon’s decision to blacklist the artificial intelligence company Anthropic on the grounds that it posed a risk to national security.

Federal appeals court rules Pentagon can blacklist Anthropic

TL;DR

  • A federal appeals court in Washington upheld the Pentagon's decision to blacklist Anthropic.
  • The blacklist is based on the company posing a risk to national security.
  • Anthropic had clashed with officials over the use of its AI model Claude for 'all lawful uses'.
  • The company's CEO insisted on guardrails against using its technology in fully autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance.