Anthropic sues Pentagon over supply chain risk label after refusing autonomous weapons use
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Anthropic sues US over blacklisting; White House calls firm "radical left, woke"
Anthropic sued the Trump administration yesterday in an attempt to reverse the government's decision to blacklist its technology. Anthropic argues that it exercised its First Amendment rights by refusing to let its Claude AI models be used for autonomous warfare and mass surveillance of Americans
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OpenAI and Google employees rush to Anthropic's defense in DOD lawsuit | TechCrunch
More than 30 OpenAI and Google DeepMind employees filed a statement Monday supporting Anthropic's lawsuit against the U.S. Defense Department after the federal agency labeled the AI firm a supply chain risk, according to court filings. "The government's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain
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Trump Administration Won't Rule Out Further Action Against Anthropic
At Anthropic's first court hearing challenging sanctions imposed by the Trump administration, the AI tech startup asked the government to commit that it wouldn't levy additional penalties on the company. That didn't happen. "I am not prepared to offer any commitments on that issue," James Harlow,
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Anthropic sues Defense Department over supply chain risk designation | TechCrunch
Anthropic has made good on its promise to challenge the Department of Defense in court after the agency labeled it a supply chain risk late last week. The Claude-maker filed a complaint against the Department on Monday. The complaint comes after a weeks-long conflict between Anthropic and the DOD
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Anthropic Claims Pentagon Feud Could Cost It Billions
Anthropic executives allege that current customers and prospective ones have been demanding new terms and even backing out of negotiations since the US Department of Defense labeled the AI startup a supply-chain risk late last month, according to court papers that also revealed new financial
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Employees across OpenAI and Google support Anthropic's lawsuit against the Pentagon
On Monday, Anthropic filed its lawsuit against the Department of Defense over being designated as a supply chain risk. Hours later, nearly 40 employees from OpenAI and Google -- including Jeff Dean, Google's chief scientist and Gemini lead -- filed an amicus brief in support of Anthropic's lawsuit,
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Microsoft: Anthropic Claude remains available to customers except the Defense Department | TechCrunch
Enterprises and startups that use Anthropic Claude through Microsoft's products need not fear that the model will be ripped from their reach, Microsoft has confirmed to TechCrunch and other publications. Microsoft is the first big tech company to offer assurance that Anthropic's models will remain
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Anthropic Sues Pentagon, Argues Blacklisting Violates Free Speech
Anthropic is suing the Pentagon over the Trump administration's "supply chain risk" designation. On Monday, Anthropic urged the US District Court in Northern California to intervene, arguing that the White House resorted to "unlawful" retaliation after the San Francisco company refused to remove
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Anthropic sues Pentagon over 'supply chain risk' designation, citing free speech and due process violations -- company refused to allow its AI to be used for autonomous attacks, mass surveillance
The maker of Claude says the Dept. of War's supply chain risk designation was retaliation for its AI safety policies. Anthropic has filed two federal lawsuits against the Pentagon and other U.S. federal agencies, seeking to overturn the Department of War's decision to designate the AI company a
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Anthropic Sues Defense Department Over Supply Chain Risk Label
Anthropic PBC sued the Defense Department for declaring that the artificial intelligence giant posed a risk to the US supply chain, after a dispute with the Pentagon over whether the technology would be used for mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons. San Francisco-based Anthropic is
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Anthropic Sues Department of Defense Over Supply-Chain Risk Designation
Anthropic filed a federal lawsuit against the US Department of Defense and other federal agencies on Monday, challenging its designation of the AI company as a "supply-chain risk." The Pentagon formally sanctioned Anthropic last week, capping a weeks-long, publicly aired disagreement over limits
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Explainer: Anthropic's case against the government: what the AI company says happened
March 9 - Anthropic sued the U.S. government on Monday, escalating a dispute the AI company frames as retaliation for refusing to remove safety limits on its Claude model. The Amazon-backed company said it was willing to work with the military. Just not on any terms. It has also filed a related
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Anthropic is suing the Department of Defense
Anthropic has sued the US government over its designation as a supply-chain risk, the latest move in a weekslong battle between it and the Pentagon over the acceptable use cases for its military AI tech. The suit, filed in a California district court, accuses the Trump administration of illegally
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Microsoft, Google Won't Cut Ties With Anthropic Amid Pentagon Feud
Despite the Trump administration's recent clampdown on AI firm Anthropic, Microsoft and Google have confirmed that their customers will still be able to access its tools, like the chatbot Claude, via their services. The news follows the Pentagon dubbing Anthropic "a supply chain risk" earlier this
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Anthropic was the Pentagon's choice for AI. Now it's banned and experts are worried
Last August, Pentagon technology chief Emil Michael, a former Uber executive and attorney, took on the added role of overseeing the Defense Department's artificial intelligence portfolio. A month earlier, Anthropic had been awarded a $200 million DOD contract that expanded its work with the
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Anthropic sues US government over supply chain risk designation
According to Reuters, Anthropic has filed a lawsuit to prevent the Pentagon from adding the company it a national security blocklist. This comes days after the Department of Defense sent a letter to Anthropic confirming the company was labeled a supply chain risk; at the time CEO Dario Amodei had
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Anthropic sues Trump administration seeking to undo "supply chain risk" designation
Anthropic is suing the Trump administration, asking federal courts to reverse the Pentagon's decision designating the artificial intelligence company a "supply chain risk" over its refusal to allow unrestricted military use of its technology. Anthropic filed two separate lawsuits Monday, one in
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The US military is still using Claude -- but defense-tech clients are fleeing | TechCrunch
The aftermath of Anthropic's dispute with the Department of Defense has left the company in an awkward place -- both actively in use as part of the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and Iran, and decoupling from many of its clients in the defense industry. Part of the confusion is the overlapping
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Anthropic sues US government for calling it a risk
Artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic has filed a first of its kind lawsuit against the US government over claims that it is a "supply chain risk". The AI firm's chief executive Dario Amodei and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth have been publicly rowing due to the company's refusal to allow
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Anthropic Unveils Amazon-Inspired Marketplace for AI Software
Anthropic faces uncertainty due to a standoff with the Pentagon, which has deemed the company a supply-chain risk, threatening its work with the Pentagon and partnerships with other companies on defense work. Anthropic PBC is launching a new platform for its corporate customers to purchase
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Anthropic sues the US government over its Pentagon blacklist
The AI company filed two federal lawsuits on Monday, arguing the Trump administration's 'supply chain risk' designation is unconstitutional retaliation for protected speech. There is a phrase in Anthropic's court filing that sets the tone for everything that follows: "Anthropic turns to the
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Employees of Google and OpenAI Just Filed a Legal Brief in Support of Anthropic
Sometimes enemies can be friends, especially when their interests align. Anthropic’s legal fight against the federal government just received support from rival players in the AI game in the form of an amicus curiae brief. Earlier today, Anthropic filed a pair of lawsuits contesting the federal
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Anthropic's legal claims against Trump's blanket government ban on AI startup
March 9 (Reuters) - Anthropic filed a lawsuit on Monday to block the Pentagon from placing it on a national security blacklist, escalating the artificial intelligence lab's high-stakes battle with the U.S. military over usage restrictions on its technology. The AI startup's lawsuit against the
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OpenAI and Google Workers File Amicus Brief in Support of Anthropic Against the US Government
More than 30 employees from OpenAI and Google, including Google DeepMind chief scientist Jeff Dean, filed an amicus brief on Monday in support of Anthropic in its legal fight against the US government. "If allowed to proceed, this effort to punish one of the leading U.S. AI companies will
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OpenAI, Google AI researchers back Anthropic's Pentagon lawsuit
The restriction typically targets foreign companies that pose national security risks. U.S. officials previously used it against Chinese firms such as Huawei and ZTE. Applying it to a U.S.-based AI developer marks a major shift in federal policy. Anthropic reportedly refused to allow its
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Anthropic sues Pentagon over being labeled a national security risk
Logos for the "U.S. Department of War" and Anthropic are seen in an illustration this month. (Dado Ruvic/Reuters) Anthropic sued the Trump administration Monday, calling on a federal judge in San Francisco to strike down a government order forbidding military contractors from partnering with the
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Amazon says customers can keep using Anthropic's Claude on its cloud for non-defense workloads
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during a keynote address at AWS re:Invent 2024, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services, at The Venetian Las Vegas on December 3, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Amazon said Friday it will continue offering Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology to its cloud
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Anthropic sues the Trump administration over 'supply chain risk' label
Left: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives for the inaugural Americas Counter Cartel Conference at the U.S. Southern Command headquarters in Doral, Fla., on March 5. Right: Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of Anthropic at the Vivatech technology start-ups and innovation fair in Paris in 2024.
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Anthropic Officially Sues the Pentagon for Labeling the AI Company a 'Supply Chain Risk'
Anthropic says the Pentagon is "seeking to destroy the economic value created by one of the world’s fastest-growing private companies." Anthropic filed two lawsuits against the U.S. Department of Defense on Monday over its designation as a "supply chain risk to national security" that would
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'These actions are unprecedented and unlawful': Anthropic sues Pentagon over "supply chain risk" designation -- claims free speech and due process violations
* Anthropic has filed two lawsuits against the Pentagon * The lawsuits call upon the courts to remove the "supply chain designation" * Anthropic feared its Claude model would be used for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons systems. Anthropic has filed two federal lawsuits
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Anthropic sues Pentagon as Claude app usage soars
Anthropic's AI app, Claude, is surging to the top of global download charts -- while the company wages a legal battle against the Pentagon for designating it a national security risk. In a complaint filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Anthropic claims
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Anthropic sues Pentagon over rare "supply chain risk" label
Why it matters: Supply chain risk designations are usually reserved for foreign adversaries that pose a national security risk -- a punishment that could be hard for the government to square as it relied on Claude for operations in Iran. State of play: The Pentagon last week designated Anthropic a
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AI firm Anthropic sues US defense department over blacklisting
Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Anthropic filed two lawsuits against the Department of Defense on Monday, alleging that the government's decision to label the artificial intelligence firm a "supply chain risk" was unlawful and violated its first
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Anthropic sues to block Pentagon blacklisting over AI use restrictions
NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - Anthropic on Monday filed a lawsuit to block the Pentagon from placing it on a national security blacklist, escalating the artificial intelligence lab's high-stakes battle with the U.S. military over usage restrictions on its technology. The Pentagon on Thursday
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Google and OpenAI employees back Anthropic in a legal fight with the Pentagon | Fortune
Anthropic is getting support from some unusual allies in its legal fight with the Trump administration over the Pentagon's decision to label the company a "supply-chain risk": the employees of rival AI companies. More than 30 employees from OpenAI and Google DeepMind, including Google chief
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Anthropic sues Pentagon over 'supply chain risk' designation
Anthropic sued the Trump Administration on Monday as part of its ongoing feud with the Pentagon for using its artificial intelligence for military missions. The company behind Claude AI filed two lawsuits, one in a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., and another in California federal court,
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Anthropic Sues Pentagon
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei picked a major fight with the Department of Defense last month, asserting that his company's AI models couldn't be used for mass surveillance of Americans or direct autonomous weapons systems. Defense
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Google joins Microsoft in telling users Anthropic is still available outside defense projects
Google CEO Sundar Pichai gestures to the crowd during Google's annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, on May 20, 2025. Google said it will continue offering Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology for clients, excluding for defense work, a day after Microsoft issued
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Anthropic Sues Trump Admin Over 'Supply Chain Risk' Designation - Decrypt
The designation bars Pentagon contractors from doing business with the firm. Anthropic has turned to the federal courts to fight a sweeping blacklist by the Donald Trump administration, claiming the government branded the AI startup a national security threat in retaliation for its refusal to
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Internal Pentagon memo orders military commanders to remove Anthropic AI technology from key systems
Eleanor Watson is a CBS News multi-platform reporter and producer covering the Pentagon. The Defense Department has officially notified senior leadership figures throughout the U.S. military that they must remove Anthropic's artificial intelligence products from their systems within 180 days,
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Anthropic is suing the US government for blacklisting it and it's calling in support from Google and OpenAI
Late last month, Anthropic refused to remove AI autonomous weapons and mass surveillance safeguards when the US government asked it to do so. The administration then cancelled its contract in response. OpenAI took up that contract, and the Department of War soon threatened to label Anthropic a
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Anthropic takes Trump administration to court over Pentagon row
Washington (United States) (AFP) - Anthropic filed suit Monday against the Trump administration, alleging the US government retaliated against the AI company for refusing to let its Claude AI model be used for autonomous lethal warfare and mass surveillance of Americans. In the 48-page complaint,
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Anthropic sues US Defense Department over supply chain risk label
The Pentagon last week designated Anthropic a supply chain risk, meaning companies must stop using Claude in the defence department. Anthropic sued the US Department of Defense in court on Monday after the agency labelled it a supply chain risk last week. The legal complaint comes after a
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Anthropic sues Trump administration after AI dispute with Pentagon
Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, during the company's Builder Summit in Bengaluru, India, on Feb. 16.Samyukta Lakshmi / Bloomberg via Getty Images Anthropic has sued the Defense Department and other federal agencies after the Pentagon announced last week it would label the leading AI
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Defense firms navigate Anthropic-Pentagon quarrel
The very public Pentagon-Anthropic feud also risks spooking the defense-tech market as it gains wider public acceptance. Driving the news: Axios asked 14 big-name defense contractors about their dealings with Anthropic as well as whether and how they use Claude. * Northrop Grumman said it has
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Anthropic sues to scrap Trump administration's Claude ban - SiliconANGLE
Anthropic PBC is challenging the Trump administration's recent decision to restrict the use of its software in the public sector. The artificial intelligence developer first announced its intent to litigate last month. Today, it filed two complaints with the U.S. District Court for the Northern
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Anthropic sues the Pentagon after being labeled a national security risk
After running afoul of the U.S. defense apparatus, Anthropic is going on offense. On Monday, the AI developer filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after it was labeled a "supply chain risk." The filing is the latest salvo in the back-and-forth between Anthropic and the federal
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Anthropic sues the Pentagon after being labeled a threat to national security | Fortune
Anthropic is suing the Department of Defense and other federal agencies after the Trump administration formally designated the company a "supply chain risk" late last week. The development is the latest development in a disagreement between the Pentagon and Anthropic over how the Trump
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AI tech firm Anthropic sues over blacklisting by Pentagon
Anthropic argues it is being punished by the Pentagon with an "unlawful campaign of retaliation" that violates free speech. Anthropic, which owns the AI assistant Claude, is suing the Trump administration after what it called an "unprecedented and unlawful" decision to blacklist the firm on
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Defense tech companies are dropping Claude after Pentagon's Anthropic blacklist
"Most of our companies are actively involved in large defense contracts and so are very strict in their interpretation of the requirements," said Alexander Harstrick, managing partner at J2 Ventures, which backs startups in the space. Harstrick told CNBC in an email that 10 of his firm's portfolio
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Anthropic files lawsuits against US government over supply chain risk
Anthropic filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government to prevent the Pentagon from adding the company to a national security blocklist. The Department of Defense sent a letter to Anthropic confirming the company was labeled a supply chain risk. The lawsuit claims the designation is unlawful and
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Anthropic Sues Trump Admin to Undo 'Supply Chain Risk' Label
Anthropic, the creator of the AI software Claude, has sued the Trump administration for what it says is an "unlawful campaign of retaliation" after the company refused to allow the military unrestricted use of its technology. Anthropic sued multiple government agencies and officials in a
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Anthropic sues Trump administration seeking to undo 'supply chain risk' designation
Anthropic is suing the Trump administration, asking federal courts to reverse the Pentagon's decision designating the artificial intelligence company a "supply chain risk" over its refusal to allow unrestricted military use of its technology. Anthropic filed two separate lawsuits Monday, one in
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Anthropic sues Pentagon, Trump administration over "supply chain risk" designation
Washington -- Anthropic sued the Defense Department and other federal agencies on Monday over the Trump administration's move to designate it a supply chain risk and eliminate its use across the government, the latest chapter in a bitter dispute over the firm's powerful artificial intelligence
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Anthropic clash with Pentagon fuels government surveillance fears
Anthropic's clash with the Pentagon is reigniting fears of government surveillance, as experts warn the capabilities of artificial intelligence, paired with the Trump administration's sweeping data collections, pose new threats to individual privacy. Just over a year after President Trump welcomed
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Factbox-Anthropic's Legal Claims Against Trump's Blanket Government Ban on AI Startup
March 9 (Reuters) - Anthropic filed a lawsuit on Monday to block the Pentagon from placing it on a national security blacklist, escalating the artificial intelligence lab's high-stakes battle with the U.S. military over usage restrictions on its technology. The AI startup's lawsuit against the
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Anthropic Sues Hegseth's Pentagon, Alleging Retaliation Over National Security Label
The dispute began after Anthropic refused to give the Department of Defense unrestricted access to its AI systems. CEO Dario Amodei has drawn firm red lines around how the company's technology can be used, saying Anthropic will not allow its models to power mass surveillance of Americans or lethal
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What the Anthropic Lawsuit Means for the Future of AI in Warfare
What Former Prince Andrew's Arrest Says About the Royal Family: 'It's the Stuff of Nightmares' Tension has been building between the Trump administration and the tech firm Anthropic amid a heated debate over how and when the government should use their AI in war. The company and the government
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Anthropic sues to block Pentagon blacklisting over AI use restrictions - The Economic Times
The Pentagon on Thursday slapped a formal supply-chain risk designation on Anthropic, limiting use of a technology that a source said was being used for military operations in Iran.Anthropic on Monday filed a lawsuit to block the Pentagon from placing it on a national security blacklist, escalating
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Anthropic Sues To Block Pentagon Blacklisting Over AI Use Restrictions
Anthropic said in its lawsuit that the designation was unlawful and violated its free speech and due process rights. The filing in federal court in California asked a judge to undo the designation and block federal agencies from enforcing it. "These actions are unprecedented and unlawful. The
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Anthropic sues Trump administration over supply chain designation
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Monday challenging the Pentagon's decision to label the company and its products as a "supply chain risk" after negotiations over safety guardrails fell apart earlier this month. The suit, filed in federal
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Anthropic Sues Trump Administration Seeking to Undo "Supply Chain Risk" Designation
Anthropic is suing the Trump administration, asking federal courts to reverse the Pentagon's decision designating the artificial intelligence company a "supply chain risk" over its refusal to allow unrestricted military use of its technology. Anthropic filed two separate lawsuits Monday, one in
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The Pentagon Designated Anthropic as a 'Supply Chain Risk.' Here's What the Label Actually Means
The move represented a major escalation in the negotiations between Anthropic and the Pentagon regarding the military's use of Claude, the company's family of AI models (and Inc.'s Co-Founder of The Year). But Anthropic now says this designation actually has a very narrow scope, and will only
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Anthropic sues to block Pentagon blacklisting over AI use restrictions
Anthropic on Monday filed a lawsuit to block the Pentagon from placing it on a national security blacklist, escalating the artificial intelligence developer's high-stakes battle with the U.S. military over usage restrictions on its technology. Anthropic said in its lawsuit that the designation was
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Anthropic Sues US Government: 'Claude AI Is Not For Autonomous Warfare'
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense, escalating its ongoing clash with the Trump administration. The Pentagon formally notified Anthropic last week that its AI products pose a risk to the U.S. supply chain. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
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Anthropic sues the Pentagon after blacklisting
Anthropic, the US-based artificial intelligence company, has filed a federal lawsuit in California to block the Pentagon from placing it on a national security supply-chain blacklist. The company claims the designation is unlawful and violates its free speech and due process rights. As they state
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Why the US government labelled Anthropic a 'supply chain risk': A timeline
The Department of War has demanded that Anthropic's AI models be made available to it for "any lawful use." Anthropic has, however, refused to cross its strict ethical red lines -- no fully autonomous weapons and no mass domestic surveillance. Anthropic has drawn headlines over its recent standoff
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Anthropic Sues US Government Over Supply Chain Risk Designation | PYMNTS.com
By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the sharing of your information with our sponsor, if applicable, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. The company filed the lawsuit in federal court in California, arguing that the
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Tech giants say Anthropic tools will remain available for non-defense work
Three major tech companies -- Microsoft, Google and Amazon -- have said Anthropic's AI tools will remain available on their platforms for work that does not involve the Pentagon after the company was labeled a supply chain risk. A Google spokesperson said in a statement Friday that they
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Anthropic Sues to Block Pentagon Blacklisting Over AI Use Restrictions
NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - Anthropic on Monday filed a lawsuit to block the Pentagon from placing it on a national security blacklist, escalating the artificial intelligence lab's high-stakes battle with the U.S. military over usage restrictions on its technology. The Pentagon on Thursday
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Amazon, Google And Microsoft Keep Anthropic AI For Clients Despite Pentagon Risk Label - Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG)
Cloud Giants Shield Commercial Revenue Amid Pentagon Fallout CNBC reported that Amazon decided on Friday. Google and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) confirmed it to TechCrunch. It follows the Pentagon's formal designation, which requires defense vendors to certify that they are not using Anthropic's
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Defense contractors move to drop Anthropic AI after Trump ban
The administration last week ordered a six-month phase-out of Anthropic's technology across federal agencies. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth went further, stating that contractors, suppliers or partners doing business with the US military could not engage in commercial activity with Anthropic,
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Trump Administration Orders Defense Contractors to Remove Anthropic's AI
US defense contractors, like Lockheed Martin, are expected to follow the Pentagon's order to purge Anthropic's prized AI tools from their supply chains, government contracting and technology attorneys said, even though the Trump administration's ban on their use may fail in court. US defense
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AI Firm Anthropic Claims Pentagon Ban Was 'Ideological'
You can access the official complaint made by Anthropic here: Complaint PDF US Pentagon officials admitted on record that the supply chain designation against AI company Anthropic is "ideological" with "no evidence of supply-chain risk," according to quotes cited in Anthropic's March 9 lawsuit
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Lockheed Pledges To Ax Anthropic's Claude AI After Trump Ban: Company Says Will Follow President's 'Direction' - Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:LMT) has pledged to remove Anthropic's Claude AI tools from its operations after President Donald Trump imposed a federal agency-wide ban on the company, with a six-month phase-out period. According to a Reuters report, Lockheed said, "We will follow the president's and
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Anthropic Sues US Defence Department Over 'Supply-Chain Risk' Label
Anthropic Takes Pentagon to Court After Being Labelled AI Supply-Chain Risk Anthropic has filed lawsuits against the US Department of Defence (DoD) after the agency labelled the firm a national security 'supply-chain risk.' The company claims this allegation followed its refusal to grant the
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Anthropic sues Trump administration seeking to undo 'supply chain risk' designation
Anthropic is suing the Trump administration, asking federal courts to reverse the Pentagon's decision designating the artificial intelligence company a " supply chain risk " over its refusal to allow unrestricted military use of its technology. Anthropic filed two separate lawsuits Monday, one in
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Anthropic sues Trump admin for blacklisting after clash on using AI...
Anthropic on Monday sued the Trump administration for effectively blacklisting the AI firm after it sought to block the Pentagon from using its chatbot for mass surveillance and weaponry. The San Francisco-based tech firm accused War Secretary Pete Hegseth of designating Anthropic a supply-chain
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Anthropic's case against the government: what the AI company says happened
March 9 (Reuters) - Anthropic sued the U.S. government on Monday, escalating a dispute the AI company frames as retaliation for refusing to remove safety limits on its Claude model. The Amazon-backed company said it was willing to work with the military. Just not on any terms. It has also filed a
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Anthropic's legal claims against Trump's blanket government ban on AI startup
March 9 (Reuters) - Anthropic filed a lawsuit on Monday to block the Pentagon from placing it on a national security blacklist, escalating the artificial intelligence lab's high-stakes battle with the U.S. military over usage restrictions on its technology. The AI startup's lawsuit against the
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Anthropic sues to block Pentagon blacklisting over AI use restrictions
NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - Anthropic on Monday filed a lawsuit to block the Pentagon from placing it on a national security blacklist, escalating the artificial intelligence lab's high-stakes battle with the U.S. military over usage restrictions on its technology. The Pentagon on Thursday
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Amazon keeps access to Anthropic's Claude models on AWS, excluding military projects
Amazon said the Claude artificial intelligence models developed by Anthropic will remain available on its AWS platform for civilian use, except for projects tied to the US Department of Defense. The move follows the Pentagon's designation of Anthropic as a "supply chain risk". AWS said customers
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Google to keep Anthropic technology access available outside military projects
Google said it would continue to offer Anthropic's artificial intelligence technologies to its customers for uses not linked to defence. The decision follows the US Department of Defense classifying the start-up as a supply-chain risk and after Microsoft took a similar stance. Anthropic's Claude
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Defense contractors, like Lockheed, seen removing Anthropic's AI after Trump ban
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - U.S. defense contractors, like Lockheed Martin, are expected to follow the Pentagon's order to purge Anthropic's prized AI tools from their supply chains, government contracting and technology attorneys said, even though the Trump administration's ban on their use
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Anthropic sues US defence department, gets support from OpenAI and Google employees
Anthropic's lawsuit has received support from employees at other AI companies. Claude-maker Anthropic has filed lawsuits against the US Department of Defence (DOD) after the agency recently labelled the company a supply-chain risk. The AI company filed two complaints on Monday, one in California
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Anthropic filed two federal lawsuits against the Trump administration after the Pentagon designated it a supply chain risk—a label typically reserved for foreign adversaries. The AI company refused to allow its Claude AI models to be used for autonomous lethal warfare and mass surveillance of Americans, prompting the government to blacklist it and order all federal agencies to cease using its technology.
Anthropic Files Lawsuit Against Pentagon Over Supply Chain Risk Designation
Anthropic filed two federal lawsuits on Monday challenging the Trump administration's decision to designate it a supply chain risk after the AI company refused to allow its Claude AI models to be used for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance of Americans
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. The lawsuit, filed in US District Court for the Northern District of California, argues that the government violated Anthropic's First Amendment rights by retaliating against the company for expressing its views on AI safety1
. A second lawsuit was filed in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit1
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The dispute began when Anthropic held firm to two red lines during contract negotiations with the Department of Defense: it didn't want its technology used for mass surveillance of Americans and didn't believe its AI models were ready to power fully autonomous lethal weapons with no humans making targeting and firing decisions
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. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth argued that the Pentagon should have unrestricted access to AI systems for "any lawful purpose"4
. When Anthropic refused to budge, President Trump directed every federal agency to "IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic's technology," and hours later, Hegseth designated the company a supply chain risk to national security1
.White House Labels Anthropic "Radical Left, Woke" Company
The White House responded to the lawsuit with sharp rhetoric, calling Anthropic a "radical left, woke company." A White House spokesperson stated: "President Trump will never allow a radical left, woke company to jeopardize our national security by dictating how the greatest and most powerful military in the world operates"
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. The statement added that "our military will obey the United States Constitution -- not any woke AI company's terms of service"1
.Hegseth's directive went beyond the legal requirements of the supply chain risk designation, which by law prevents only a narrow set of companies doing business with the Pentagon from incorporating Anthropic into their systems. Instead, he posted on X that "effective immediately, no contractor, supplier, or partner that does business with the United States military may conduct any commercial activity with Anthropic"
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. At Tuesday's court hearing, the Trump administration refused to commit to not taking further action against the company, with a Justice Department attorney stating he was "not prepared to offer any commitments on that issue"3
. President Trump is currently finalizing an executive order that would formally ban usage of Anthropic tools across the government3
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OpenAI and Google Employees Support Anthropic's Legal Challenge
More than 30 OpenAI and Google DeepMind employees filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic's lawsuit, with signatories including Google DeepMind chief scientist Jeff Dean
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. The brief stated that "the government's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk was an improper and arbitrary use of power that has serious ramifications for our industry"2
. The filing also affirmed that Anthropic's stated concerns about autonomous weapons and mass surveillance are legitimate issues warranting strong guardrails2
.The Google and OpenAI employees argued that without public law to govern ethical use of AI, the contractual and technical restrictions developers impose on their systems serve as critical safeguards against catastrophic misuse
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. They wrote that "current AI models are not reliable enough to bear the responsibility of making lethal targeting decisions entirely alone, and the risks of their deployment for that purpose require some kind of response and guardrails"1
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Billions in Revenue at Risk as Business Partners Pull Back
Anthropic's chief financial officer Krishna Rao revealed that hundreds of millions of dollars in expected revenue this year from work tied to the Pentagon is already at risk, and the company could ultimately lose billions of dollars in sales if the government pressures a broad range of companies from doing business with the AI startup
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. Rao disclosed that Anthropic's all-time sales since commercializing its technology in 2023 exceed $5 billion, though the company has spent over $10 billion to train and deploy its models and remains deeply unprofitable5
.Anthropic chief commercial officer Paul Smith provided concrete examples of the blacklisting's impact: a financial services customer paused negotiations over a $15 million deal, two leading financial services companies refused to close deals valued together at $80 million unless they gained the right to unilaterally cancel their contracts for any reason, and a grocery store chain cancelled a sales meeting, all citing the supply chain risk designation
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. Smith wrote that "all have taken steps that reflect deep distrust and a growing fear of associating with Anthropic"5
.Legal Experts Question Government's Use of National Security Powers
Several advocacy groups filed a brief supporting Anthropic, including the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Cato Institute, the Chamber of Progress, and the First Amendment Lawyers Association
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. They argued that Pentagon retaliation against Anthropic will "silence future speech from those who fear the government attempting to harm their business or extinguish it entirely"1
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Legal experts believe the administration's actions against Anthropic continue a pattern of abusing the law to punish perceived political enemies. Yale Law School professor Harold Hongju Koh, who worked in the Barack Obama administration, stated: "If this is a one-off, you might give the president some deference. But now, it's just unmistakable that this is just the latest in a chain of events related to a punitive presidency"
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. Georgetown University Law Center professor David Super noted that the provisions the Department of Defense used to sanction Anthropic were designed to protect the country from potential sabotage by its enemies3
.Anthropic is seeking a preliminary injunction to suspend the sanctions and prevent further irreparable harm to its business. A hearing is scheduled for March 24 in San Francisco, though the company had requested an even earlier date
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. The case will test whether the government can weaponize national security designations against domestic companies that refuse government contracts based on free speech concerns about AI safety.References
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