Anthropic, the company behind Claude AI, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government over its designation as a “supply chain risk.”
In the lawsuit, Anthropic said the U.S. government was unlawfully retaliating against the company for setting “red lines” on what it considers acceptable use of its technology.
“The federal government retaliated against a leading frontier AI developer for adhering to its protected viewpoint on a subject of great public significance — AI safety and the limitations of its own AI models — in violation of the Constitution and laws of the United States,” reads the lawsuit.
“Defendants are seeking to destroy the economic value created by one of the world’s fastest-growing private companies, which is a leader in responsibly developing an emergent technology of vital significance to our Nation.”
As a result, Anthropic said the U.S. government violated its First and Fifth Amendment rights. It also said the U.S. president cannot demand government agencies to drop their usage of Claude.
This is the latest salvo in the battle between Anthropic and the Pentagon. The U.S. government wanted the company to expand its definition of acceptable use. This would have allowed Claude to be used for autonomous lethal weapons without human oversight and mass surveillance.
Anthropic ultimately decided to not comply, leading the Pentagon to publicly call the company a “supply chain risk.” This has led government agencies outside the Department of Defense to cut ties with Anthropic.
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