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Judge Blocks Pentagon's Anthropic Blacklist
A federal judge struck down the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk.
TL;DR
- A federal judge ruled the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk was unlawful.
- The ruling stated the government's actions violated Anthropic's constitutional rights.
- The judge found the invocation of national security was not a valid justification for the designation.
- The Pentagon continued work with Anthropic after the designation, which the judge noted was inconsistent with security fears.
- Anthropic stated they are pleased the designation was found unlawful and are focused on working with the government on AI for national security.
- The dispute arose from disagreements over the military's use of Anthropic's AI models, with Anthropic restricting use in mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.
- The government is expected to appeal the ruling, and Anthropic faces a separate designation case in the D.C. Circuit.