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ICYMI: Anthropic filed a federal lawsuit against the US Department of Defense and other federal agencies on Monday, challenging its designation of the AI company as a “supply-chain risk.” www.wired.com/story/anthro...

wired.comAnthropic Sues Department of Defense Over Supply-Chain-Risk DesignationThe Claude chatbot developer says the Trump administration overstepped by escalating a contract dispute into a federal ban on the company’s technology.

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The Pentagon formally sanctioned Anthropic last week, capping a weeks-long, publicly aired disagreement over limits on use of its generative AI technology for military applications such as autonomous weapons. 🔗 www.wired.com/story/anthro...

“If allowed to proceed, this effort to punish one of the leading US AI companies will undoubtedly have consequences for the United States’ industrial and scientific competitiveness in the field of artificial intelligence and beyond,” the employees wrote. www.wired.com/story/openai...

wired.comOpenAI and Google Workers File Amicus Brief in Support of Anthropic Against the US GovernmentGoogle DeepMind chief scientist Jeff Dean is among the AI researchers and engineers rushing to Anthropic's defense.

Anthropic executives allege that current customers and prospective ones have been demanding new terms and even backing out of negotiations since the US Department of Defense labeled the AI startup a supply-chain risk late last month. www.wired.com/story/anthro...

wired.comAnthropic Claims Pentagon Feud Could Cost It BillionsExecutives at the AI startup say companies paused deal talks after the Trump administration labeled it a supply-chain risk, warning that the fallout could cause a major revenue hit.

Trump hit Anthropic with a supply chain risk label meant for foreign adversaries — because they wouldn't let Claude be used for mass surveillance. I updated my piece on AI and power. The fight isn't new. It goes back to 1980s. newsletter.aprogressiveway.com/fault-not-in...

newsletter.aprogressiveway.comThe Fault Lies Not in AI — Now Updated with Anthropic LawsuitTrump moved against Anthropic to break or bend it. Users are leaving ChatGPT. But the deeper story goes back to 1988 — the real threat was never AI.