Judge Blocks Pentagon's AI Blacklist, Anthropic Wins

0:00On March 27, a federal judge in San Francisco has cited with AI company Anthropic, temporarily stopping the Pentagon from calling it a supply chain, risk. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Rita Lynn also blocked enforcement of a directive from President Donald Trump that would force all federal agencies to drop Anthropic's chatbot, Claude. The ruling came after a 90-minute hearing on Tuesday sparked by a failed defense contract negotiation, and Anthropic had pushed back against using his technology for fully autonomous weapons or surveilling Americans, leading the Trump administration and defense secretary Pete Hakeseth to take what the judge called overly harsh steps. Anthropic sued earlier this month, claiming retaliation that hurt its business, supporters like Microsoft, tech workers, retired military leaders, and even Catholic theologians filed breeze back in the company, highlighting widespread concern over the government's move. The judge noted the Pentagon could simply stop using Claude if chain-of-command issues

1:03arise, rather than punishing the firm with rare powers usually, aimed at foreign threats. Her order takes effect in a week, and lets the Pentagon switch to other AI providers without forcing continued use. Meanwhile, Anthropic has another related case pending in Washington Appeals Court, as both sides eye next steps in this clash over AI limits and government contracts. This has been Global News Today, powered by AI.