Judge Blocks Pentagon’s Anthropic Blacklist, Calls It ‘Classic Illegal First Amendment Retaliation’

Judge Blocks Pentagon’s Anthropic Blacklist, Calls It ‘Classic Illegal First Amendment Retaliation’

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A federal judge in San Francisco granted Anthropic a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration, ordering the Pentagon to rescind its designation of the AI company as a “supply chain risk.” The 43-page ruling called the blacklist “arbitrary and capricious” and found the government engaged in First Amendment retaliation.

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Pentagon Told Anthropic They Were “Very Close” on AI Deal, One Week After Trump Cut Ties: Court Filing

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New court filings reveal a Pentagon official emailed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei saying the two sides were “very close” on autonomous weapons and surveillance guardrails, just one week after Trump publicly severed ties with the AI company. Tuesday’s hearing before Judge Rita Lin could redefine the relationship between AI companies and the U.S. military.

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