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What changed

The latest account adds context to the 2-1 appeals-court ruling keeping the Pentagon’s supply-chain-risk designation against Anthropic in place. Fast Company says the dispute grew from Anthropic’s refusal to allow Claude to be used for lethal autonomous warfare or domestic surveillance, positions associated with CEO Dario Amodei’s stated concerns about military use.

The report says the court rejected Anthropic’s statutory, constitutional and First Amendment challenges. It also says Judge Karen Henderson dissented, arguing for a narrower reading of the law behind the Pentagon’s designation.

Fast Company reports that the ruling bars the military and its contractors from using Anthropic’s products and could cost the company substantial government business. Anthropic is considering further legal options.

Sources and evidence

• Federal court allows the U.S. government to label Anthropic a supply chain risk: Fast Company reports that the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit rejected Anthropic’s statutory, constitutional and First Amendment challenges to the Pentagon’s designation, while the dispute centres on restrictions concerning lethal autonomous warfare and domestic surveillance. The report says Judge Karen Henderson dissented and that the ruling bars military and contractor use of Anthropic products.

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