Press Escape to close the menu.
The move clears the way for a federal appeals court to determine the scope of Pentagon's designation powers.
Pete Hegseth wrote in his June 3 decision that the “pre-deployment risks with the Covered Entity’s products and services, the loss of trust, and other risk factors … were and remain sufficient to support the prior Determination.” | Achmad Ibrahim/AP
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has denied Anthropic’s request to reconsider the AI startup’s designation as a national security risk, the Pentagon told the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday.
The move clears the way for a three-judge panel to decide the novel questions raised in Anthropic’s lawsuit challenging the Defense Department’s designation and the scope of its powers over domestic companies. Judges raised concerns last month that the courts may have to wait for the Pentagon to handle Anthropic’s reconsideration request before they can take up the case.
