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Anthropic Sues Trump Administration Over Blacklisting as Pentagon Orders AI Technology Removal

Sourced from 3 publications

  • •Anthropic filed a lawsuit alleging the Trump administration blacklisted the company in retaliation for its refusal to support autonomous weapons and mass surveillance, claiming First Amendment protections.
  • •An internal Pentagon memo directs military commanders to remove Anthropic's technology from key defense systems within 180 days, according to CBS News.
  • •The White House is preparing an executive order targeting Anthropic and has not ruled out further action, according to Wired.
  • •The administration has publicly labeled Anthropic as 'radical left' and 'woke' over its AI safety and deployment policies.

Sources

Trump Administration Won’t Rule Out Further Action Against Anthropic

Wired

Internal Pentagon memo orders military commanders to remove Anthropic AI technol...

Cbsnews

Anthropic sues US over blacklisting; White House calls firm "radical left, woke"

Ars Technica

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