During a Thursday hearing, a judge said the Trump administration hasn't presented enough evidence to justify labeling Anthropic a supply-chain risk and banning the federal government from using the company's technology. The dispute stems from stalled contract negotiations between Anthropic and the Department of Defense. Anthropic said it didn't want its AI used for mass surveillance of Americans or for targeting or firing decisions involving lethal weapons, arguing the technology wasn't ready. The Pentagon countered that a private company shouldn't dictate how the military uses technologies, and said it would use the tools in 'lawful' ways. The government has also argued that Anthropic's public criticism of the DOD justifies the ban ' logic that U.S. District Judge Rita Lin called 'really troubling,' warning it could set a precedent of retaliating against federal contractors who disagree with the administration. The DOD further claimed Anthropic could potentially disable or alter...
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