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US appeals court upholds Pentagon exclusion of Anthropic
A United States appeals court upheld the Defense Department’s decision to exclude Anthropic from its supply chain after the company refused to remove safeguards on its Claude AI model. The ruling leaves the Pentagon’s designation in effect.
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A United States appeals court upheld the Defense Department’s decision to exclude Anthropic from its supply chain.
“A United States appeals court has upheld the Defense Department’s decision to exclude Anthropic from its supply chain”
The appeals court ruling leaves the Pentagon’s supply-chain risk designation against Anthropic in effect.
“The Pentagon decision upheld on Friday was based on public procurement regulations and now remains in effect.”
Anthropic refused a demand to remove restrictions on Claude’s use for fully autonomous lethal weapons and mass domestic surveillance of Americans.
“Anthropic refused Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth’s demand to remove restrictions on the use of Claude for fully autonomous lethal weapons and mass domestic surveillance of Americans.”