US federal judge blocks Pentagon from branding Anthropic a supply chain risk
· Source: 1news.co.nz
In short
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Pentagon from labeling AI company Anthropic as a supply chain risk, ruling that the Trump administration's punitive measures appeared arbitrary and capricious. The ruling came after negotiations over a defense contract soured when Anthropic attempted to prevent its AI technology from being deployed in fully autonomous weapons or surveillance of Americans. Judge Rita Lin stated that branding an American company as a potential adversary for expressing disagreement with the government was unsupported by governing statutes.
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