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US judge blocks Pentagon blacklisting of AI firm Anthropic
Al Jazeera • • nation
Key Points:
- A US judge blocked the Pentagon’s blacklisting of AI company Anthropic, ruling the Department of Defense acted illegally in labeling it a national security supply chain risk.
- The judge criticized the Pentagon for punishing Anthropic due to its public criticism of military AI use, emphasizing that national security cannot be used to retaliate against government critics.
- Anthropic’s ban followed its refusal to let the military use its AI models for surveillance or autonomous weapons, citing concerns about AI reliability and opposing domestic surveillance.
- The ruling marks the first use of an obscure procurement statute to label a US company a supply-chain risk, and Anthropic claims the designation violated its constitutional rights.
- The government is expected to appeal the decision, while Anthropic expressed willingness to collaborate with the government on AI for national security.
