D.C. appeals court sides with Pentagon on blacklist of Anthropic

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on Friday to uphold the Pentagon's blacklisting of AI firm Anthropic, finding the Department of Defense had "ample support" for labeling the company a national security risk. The ruling rejected Anthropic's challenge to the Trump administration's decision.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Trump administration in its blacklisting of the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, finding the Pentagon adequately backed up its decision to label the firm a national security risk. The 2-1 ruling, issued Friday, rejected Anthropic’s challenge, finding the Department of Defense had “ample support” for its belief…