Judge says Trump administration’s blacklist of Anthropic was illegal
The Trump administration violated Anthropic’s First Amendment rights when it blacklisted the AI company earlier this year, a federal judge ruled late Thursday.
A US federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration's designation of AI company Anthropic as a supply chain risk was unlawful. According to BBC News, the designation was made after Anthropic refused to allow the military to use its AI models for surveillance or autonomous weapons.
The judge, Rita Lin, stated that citing national security is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics. The ruling marks a victory for Anthropic in its legal battle against the administration.
Anthropic's lawsuit called the government's actions "unprecedented and unlawful". The company said it welcomes the ruling and is focused on working productively with the government to harness AI for national security.
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