U.S. appeals court upholds Pentagon designation of Anthropic as supply chain risk
In a 2-1 decision, a federal appeals court upheld the Department of Defense's blacklisting of Anthropic.
TL;DR
- A federal appeals court upheld the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic.
- The court ruled 2-1 against Anthropic's challenge, stating the ban was not arbitrary or unconstitutional.
- The Department of Defense labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk, citing national security concerns.
- This designation prevents the military and defense contractors from using Anthropic's Claude AI models.
- Anthropic had disagreements with the Trump administration over the deployment of its AI, particularly regarding autonomous weapons and domestic surveillance.
- The ruling supports the second of two designations used by the DOD, following a previous ruling against the first designation.
- Anthropic plans to consider further legal options, including petitioning for a rehearing or appealing to the Supreme Court.