Anthropic sues Defense Department over supply chain risk designation

Anthropic, a company that makes Claude (an AI assistant), is suing the Department of Defense after the agency labeled it a "supply chain risk," which prevents other companies and government agencies from using Anthropic's AI models. The conflict started because Anthropic refused to give the Pentagon unrestricted access to its technology, citing concerns about mass surveillance of Americans and fully autonomous weapons that make targeting decisions without human input. Anthropic argues the DOD's actions violate free speech protections in the Constitution.