US judge blocks Pentagon blacklisting of AI firm Anthropic
A U.S. judge has blocked the Pentagon's blacklisting of AI firm Anthropic, ruling the Department of Defense acted illegally. District Judge Rita Lin stated the Pentagon punished Anthropic for its public criticism of the Defense Department's stance on AI deployment in warfare.
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- Aug 28
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The government's actions were based on a desire to make an example of Anthropic for its criticism, not on a belief it would sabotage its model.
The judge called the designation 'illegal and baseless'.
The Pentagon designated Anthropic a supply chain risk earlier this year.
Anthropic argued the Defense Secretary overstepped his authority.
Anthropic's lawsuit alleged Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth overstepped his authority by blocking Anthropic from military contracts.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei refused to back down over concerns about AI use for mass surveillance or autonomous armed drones.
A US judge has blocked the Pentagon's blacklisting of AI company Anthropic.
The ban followed Anthropic's refusal to allow the military to use its Claude AI models for US surveillance or autonomous weapons.
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