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The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge's order temporarily blocking the Pentagon's ban on Anthropic
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The appeal escalates a high-stakes fight that could reshape how the government works with AI companies.
Key facts
- The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge's order temporarily blocking the Pentagon's ban on Anthropic, per a filing on Thursday
- Government lawyers for the Justice Department filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of the Pentagon on Thursday
- The appeal escalates a high-stakes fight that could reshape how the government works with AI companies
- The supply chain risk designation is typically reserved for foreign adversaries that pose a national security risk and effectively bars companies from using Claude in work tied to the Defense
Summary
The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge's order temporarily blocking the Pentagon's ban on Anthropic, per a filing on Thursday. The Trump administration isn't giving up its fight against Anthropic anytime soon, even as there's been chatter that the deal could get revived. Government lawyers for the Justice Department filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of the Pentagon on Thursday. Anthropic and the Pentagon have been at odds for months after a deal for the government to use Claude collapsed over the company's red lines for the technology.