AI firm Anthropic sues US defense department over blacklisting

Anthropic, an AI company, is suing the US Department of Defense after being labeled a 'supply chain risk' (a designation meaning the government considers the company a potential threat to national security in government contracts). The lawsuit claims this blacklisting is unlawful and violates free speech rights, stemming from a dispute over Anthropic's safety measures designed to prevent the military from using its AI models for mass surveillance or fully autonomous weapons.