Court rules Trump can blacklist Anthropic for refusing to enable Claude features
"Overly constrained AI models" could cause military operations to fail, judges say.
The US appeals court recently ruled in favor of the Trump administration's decision to blacklist Anthropic technology. The judges determined that the US government had the authority to blacklist Anthropic even if the company had no malicious intent behind withholding certain AI features. In a 2-1 ruling, the panel of judges from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit acknowledged the profound questions surrounding the military applications of advanced AI technology.
They emphasized the potential risks of both overly constrained and unconstrained AI models. Anthropic highlighted the danger of unregulated AI models potentially leading to incorrect targets for lethal military actions. The ruling stated that Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth must now find the right balance between these competing risks.
The court affirmed that Secretary Hegseth did not exceed his authority under the Supply Chain Security Act or the Constitution, thus dismissing Anthropic's emergency motion for a stay.
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