US court upholds Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic

Conflict began in February when Anthropic refused to remove restrictions on use of Claude for fully autonomous weapons.

Anthropic has said the Defense Department's blacklisting has cost the AI giant billions of dollars in lost business and damaged its reputation ahead of a highly anticipated initial public offering [File: Patrick Sison/AP Photo]

A United States appeals court has upheld the Defense Department’s decision to exclude Anthropic from its supply chain, a decision taken when the AI startup refused to remove certain safeguards on its Claude model.

The court issued its ruling on Friday.

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The conflict began in February when Anthropic refused Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth’s demand to remove restrictions on the use of Claude for fully autonomous lethal weapons and mass domestic surveillance of Americans.

The supply chain risk designation , made in March, cancelled Anthropic’s military contracts and barred other Defense Department contractors from using its technology.

Anthropic has said the blacklisting has cost it billions of dollars in lost business and damaged its reputation ahead of a highly anticipated initial public offering.

The designation against Anthropic marked a highly unusual application of the authority against a US company.

The company has since become a pariah at the White House, even as it plays a major role in the highly crucial AI sector and heads for a blockbuster IPO expected in the coming weeks.

The White House has bristled at Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s repeated warnings about the dangers of AI, with US President Donald Trump calling them a hoax.

The appeals court decision created a potential legal conflict with a separate federal court decision in California last month that found a broader ban imposed by the Trump administration against Anthropic was illegal.

The Pentagon decision upheld on Friday was based on public procurement regulations and now remains in effect.

“We respectfully disagree with the court’s decision. Another federal court has already held the government’s parallel designation unlawful. We remain confident in our position and are considering all options, including further review,” an Anthropic spokesperson said in a statement to US media.

The military had reportedly been using Claude across a range of classified and sensitive systems, including during the January operation that captured and deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

冲突始于二月份，当时 Anthropic 公司拒绝解除对 Claude 系统用于全自动武器的限制。

Anthropic公司表示，美国国防部的封杀令这家人工智能巨头损失了数十亿美元的业务，并在备受瞩目的首次公开募股之前损害了其声誉。[图片：Patrick Sison/AP Photo]

美国一家上诉法院维持了国防部将 Anthropic 公司排除在其供应链之外的决定。此前，这家人工智能初创公司拒绝移除其 Claude 模型上的某些安全措施。

法院于周五作出裁决。

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这场冲突始于二月份，当时 Anthropic 公司拒绝了五角大楼部长皮特·赫格塞斯 (Pete Hegseth) 的要求，即取消对 Claude 系统用于制造完全自主的致命武器和对美国人进行大规模国内监控的限制。

今年 3 月做出的​​供应链风险认定取消了 Anthropic 的军方合同，并禁止其他国防部承包商使用其技术。

Anthropic公司表示，被列入黑名单已导致其损失数十亿美元的业务，并在备受瞩目的首次公开募股之前损害了其声誉。

对 Anthropic 的认定标志着该权力首次被应用于一家美国公司，这实属罕见。

该公司此后在白宫成了不受欢迎的对象，尽管它在至关重要的人工智能领域发挥着重要作用，并且预计将在未来几周内进行轰动性的首次公开募股。

白宫对人智库首席执行官达里奥·阿莫迪反复发出的关于人工智能危险性的警告感到不满，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普称这些警告是骗局。

上诉法院的裁决与上个月加州联邦法院的一项独立裁决产生了潜在的法律冲突，该裁决认定特朗普政府对 Anthropic 实施的更广泛的禁令是非法的。

五角大楼周五维持的决定是基于公共采购法规，目前仍然有效。

“我们不同意法院的裁决。另一家联邦法院已经裁定政府的平行认定违法。我们仍然坚持我们的立场，并正在考虑所有选项，包括进一步审查，”人类学协会的一位发言人在发给美国媒体的一份声明中表示。

据报道，军方一直在多个机密和敏感系统中使用 Claude，包括在 1 月份抓捕并推翻委内瑞拉领导人尼古拉斯·马杜罗的行动中。