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Judge says Trump admin still lacks evidence for Anthropic ‘supply-chain risk’ label
A federal judge said the Trump administration has not presented enough evidence to justify labeling Anthropic a supply-chain risk, casting doubt on the government's ban on its AI technology.
TL;DR
- A judge found the Trump administration lacked sufficient evidence to label Anthropic a supply-chain risk.
- The ruling questions the ban on the federal government using Anthropic's AI technology.
- The dispute stems from stalled contract negotiations between Anthropic and the Department of Defense.
- Anthropic expressed concerns about its AI being used for mass surveillance or in lethal weapons decisions.
- The government argued a private company shouldn't dictate military technology use and claimed Anthropic's public criticism justified the ban.
- The judge found the government's justification for the ban troubling, warning of potential retaliation against contractors.
- Experts and the judge found no evidence that Anthropic could disable or alter its AI models during warfighting operations.
- Anthropic filed two lawsuits against the DOD challenging the ban and risk designation.
- The judge had previously blocked the ban and is now considering making the order permanent.