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Anthropic Sues Trump Administration After Pentagon Labels It a National Security Supply Chain Risk
In an unprecedented move typically reserved for foreign adversaries, the Pentagon has designated Anthropic a supply chain risk after the AI lab refused to grant the DOD unfettered access to Claude for autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance. Anthropic has filed suit in the Northern District of California calling the blacklisting 'unprecedented and unlawful,' warning it could cost the company billions in 2026 revenue. Microsoft and 22 retired senior military officials have filed in support of Anthropic, while OpenAI and xAI moved quickly to fill the gap — signing classified deployment deals with the DOD within hours of the announcement.
Elena Volkov4 min read