Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful, US judge rules
Anthropic argued designation as ‘supply chain risk’ could cost the company billions of dollars in lost business and reputational harm A US federal judge ruled Thursday that sanctions imposed in February by the Trump administration against AI giant Anthropic were illegal, finding that the government had punished the artificial intelligence company for publicly criticising the Pentagon. “The empty…
A US federal judge declared illegal the sanctions imposed in February by the Trump administration against AI company Anthropic for publicly criticizing the Pentagon. Judge Rita Lin ruled that the government's punishment of Anthropic was unlawful retaliation for its views on AI safety. The judge also overturned the Pentagon's designation of Anthropic as a "supply chain risk", a status typically reserved for foreign entities.
The ruling makes permanent a temporary suspension of sanctions and takes effect immediately. Anthropic may appeal the decision. The company's designation as a supply chain risk could have cost it billions of dollars in lost business and reputational harm.
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