Trump blacklisting of "woke" Anthropic deemed illegal by federal judge
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration's blacklisting of Anthropic, tied to its stance on autonomous warfare, illegal.
A US federal judge found the Trump administration's blacklisting of Anthropic to be unlawful. The action had targeted the AI lab after it refused to support lethal autonomous warfare and mass surveillance. The ruling is a notable check on the administration's ability to penalize AI companies over policy disagreements.
- Federal judge ruled Trump's blacklisting of Anthropic illegal
- Blacklisting linked to Anthropic's refusal to back autonomous weapons and surveillance
- Decision limits politically motivated penalties against AI labs
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Anthropic refused to support lethal autonomous warfare and mass surveillance.
By Jon Brodkin · arstechnica.com
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