- A federal judge temporarily sided with artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, blocking the Pentagon from designating the company as a supply chain risk.
- U.S. District Judge Rita Lin also halted a directive from President Donald Trump that ordered all federal agencies to cease using Anthropic's services.
- The ruling follows a dispute where defense contract negotiations soured due to Anthropic's insistence on preventing its AI from being used in fully autonomous weapons or for surveillance.
- Anthropic, known for its chatbot Claude, sued the Trump administration, alleging an "unlawful campaign of retaliation" and violations of its First and Fifth Amendment rights.
- Judge Lin stated her ruling was not about public policy but about the government's actions, noting the measures appeared designed to punish Anthropic.
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