Anthropic and U.S. government to face off in DC court over blacklisting of AI company
Anthropic is engaged in a legal battle with the U.S. government over a supply chain risk designation that labels the AI company as a potential adversary. The appeals court has expedited the case, acknowledging the potential for irreparable harm to Anthropic during the litigation. The company argues that the government's claims lack support and violate constitutional procedures.
- ▪The appeals court denied Anthropic's request to block the designation, which will remain in effect during the lawsuit.
- ▪The government claims Anthropic poses a national-security risk by potentially manipulating its AI models.
- ▪Anthropic has filed lawsuits in both Washington, D.C., and San Francisco regarding the designation.
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The appeals court denied Anthropic's request to temporarily block the designation in April, which means it will remain in effect as the lawsuit plays out. However, the judges agreed to expedite the case since Anthropic "will likely suffer some irreparable harm" during the litigation, according to an order. In a brief ahead of Tuesday's proceedings, the government argued Anthropic could "encode limitations" into its model, which presents an "untenable national-security risk." Hegseth determined that Anthropic "undermined the substantial trust required to sustain the relationship," according to the brief, particularly since Anthropic could "manipulate its model to enforce its own moral and policy judgments about the military's appropriate use of the technology."Anthropic, in a separate…
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