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Anthropic CEO to sue Pentagon over 'supply chain risk' designation
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei announced he will sue the Pentagon over its decision to designate his artificial intelligence company a supply chain risk.
TL;DR
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will sue the Pentagon over its 'supply chain risk' designation.
- The company received a notification letter after missing a deadline to grant the U.S. military unrestricted AI use.
- Former President Trump ordered all federal agencies to immediately cease using Anthropic systems.
- Trump also threatened civil and criminal consequences if Anthropic does not cooperate with a six-month phase-out.
- War Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the 'supply chain risk' designation, stating it's final.
- Anthropic stated it will continue to provide services at nominal cost during the transition period.
- Amodei emphasized prioritizing the provision of tools to warfighters during major combat operations.