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Court Rules Anthropic was Illegally Blacklisted by Trump Administration

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A California district court ruled that the Trump administration's blacklisting of AI lab Anthropic was unconstitutional, citing unlawful retaliation in violation of the First Amendment. The ruling followed a lawsuit filed by Anthropic after the Pentagon designated it a supply chain risk due to its refusal to allow military use of its AI for mass surveillance or lethal autonomous weapons.

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The court's ruling overturned the Pentagon's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk, which had significant implications for the company's relationship with the military.

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The Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic was unconstitutional.

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Judge Rita F. Lin ruled that the actions were unlawful retaliation in violation of the First Amendment.

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Anthropic set restrictions against the military use of its AI for mass surveillance and lethal autonomous weapons.

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The Department of War designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk due to its 'hostile manner through the press.'

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Anthropic was illegally blacklisted by the Trump administration, court rules

The Verge·2h ago