A federal judge has blocked the Pentagon's designation of Anthropic as a security risk. This ruling came after the AI company refused military use restrictions on its chatbot. The Pentagon sought to dictate AI technology usage by private companies. The judge found the government's action illegal and baseless, rejecting national security claims. This case tests AI company control over technology when the government is a customer.

A federal judge blocked the Pentagon's supply-chain-risk designation of Anthropic, calling it unlawful First Amendment retaliation over AI safety

August 27: A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic, the latest turn in the Claude maker’s high-stakes fight with the military over AI safety on…