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 decision to blacklist AI company Anthropic was illegal. The ruling stated that the administration violated Anthropic's First Amendment rights.
The blacklisting was a designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk, citing a law aimed at protecting military systems from foreign sabotage. This was the first time an American company had been publicly designated as such.
Anthropic had refused to allow the military to use its AI models for surveillance or autonomous weapons, citing concerns over reliability and rights. The company welcomed the ruling, saying it is focused on working productively with the government to harness AI for national security.
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