Federal judge blocks Pentagon blacklisting of Anthropic, calling it ‘illegal and baseless’

nbcnews.com·By Reuters·2026-08-28T02:51:24.013Z
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A federal judge blocked the Pentagon from blacklisting AI company Anthropic, which had refused to let the military use its chatbot Claude for surveillance or autonomous weapons. The judge ruled the government's move was illegal and appeared to punish the company for its stance on AI safety and civil liberties. The article portrays Anthropic as standing up to government overreach, raising concerns about free speech and military control of technology.

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