Pentagon was right to slap Anthropic with a security supply chain risk label, federal court says
A federal appeals court upheld the Pentagon's supply-chain risk label that bars Anthropic from U.S. military contracts.
A federal appeals court in Washington upheld, 2-1, the Pentagon's decision to label Anthropic a national-security supply-chain risk and bar it from military contracts. The dispute stems from Anthropic's refusal to allow its technology for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance, which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said could jeopardize operations. Anthropic rejects the ruling and is weighing next steps; it says the designation has cost billions and is hurting a planned IPO. A San Francisco judge had previously blocked a parallel classification as unlawful retaliation, while U.S. intelligence agencies are described as heavy users of Anthropic's models.
- A Washington appeals court ruled 2-1 that the Pentagon designation was lawful.
- The dispute followed Anthropic's limits on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance.
- A San Francisco judge earlier blocked a parallel label as unlawful retaliation.
- Anthropic says the designation has cost billions and is hurting its IPO.
- U.S. intelligence agencies are described as heavy users of Anthropic models.
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A federal appeals court has upheld the Pentagon's decision to bar Anthropic from military contracts. Defense Secretary Hegseth argues the company's safety restrictions could jeopardize military operations. Anthropic says the designation has already cost it billions.
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