Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: This Time, a US Court Has Ruled in the Government's Favor
… Some AI researchers have said the Pentagon’s actions against Anthropic “chills professional debate” about the performance of AI systems. …
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Justice Department Says Anthropic Can’t Be Trusted With Warfighting Systems
… In Tuesday’s filing, the lawyers argued that the Pentagon “cannot simply flip a switch at a time when Anthropic currently is the only AI model cleared for use” on the department’s’s “classified systems and high-intensity combat operations are underway.” The department is working to deploy AI system… …
Anthropic Sues Department of Defense Over Supply-Chain-Risk Designation
… Military Priority Hegseth has prioritized military adoption of AI technologies, with posters recently seen in the Pentagon showing him pointing and that read, “I want you to use AI.” The dispute with Anthropic kicked up in January after Hegseth ordered several AI suppliers to agree that the departm… …
Anthropic Plots Major London Expansion
… The increasing concentration of AI companies in the same London district is an important step in creating a pathway for research to translate into AI products, says Geraint Rees, vice-provost at University College London, whose campus is around the corner from Anthropic’s new office. “This cluster … …
OpenAI and Google Workers File Amicus Brief in Support of Anthropic Against the US Government
… The brief also says that the red lines Anthropic claims it requested, including that its AI wouldn’t be used for mass domestic surveillance and the development of autonomous lethal weapons, are legitimate concerns and require sufficient guardrails. “In the absence of public law, the contractual and… …
Pentagon’s ‘Attempt to Cripple’ Anthropic Is Troubling, Judge Says
… The Pentagon has said it is working to replace Anthropic technologies over the coming months with alternatives from Google, OpenAI, and xAI. It also said it has put measures in place to prevent Anthropic from engaging in any tampering during the transition. …
Anthropic Opposes the Extreme AI Liability Bill That OpenAI Backed
… Good transparency legislation needs to ensure public safety and accountability for the companies developing this powerful technology, not provide a get-out-of-jail-free card against all liability,” Cesar Fernandez, Anthropic’s head of US state and local government relations, said in a statement. “W… …
Illinois Lawmakers Just Passed America’s Strongest AI Safety Bill
… Previously, no independent body was required to keep an AI lab accountable to its own safety claims. “We're in a situation where the AI companies grade their own homework,” says Scott Wisor, policy director at Secure AI Project, a nonprofit that supports SB 315. “Should SB 315 become law, Illinois … …
Trump Administration Won’t Rule Out Further Action Against Anthropic
… Tuesday’s hearing stemmed from one of the two federal lawsuits Anthropic filed against the Trump administration on Monday, alleging that the government unconstitutionally designated it a supply-chain risk and turned it into a tech industry pariah. …
The UK Launches Its $675 Million Sovereign AI Fund
… Instead, Sovereign AI fund will focus on investing in domestic startups capable of commanding sections of the global AI supply chain. “Even the US and China are going to be dependent on other folks,” says Keegan McBride, director of science and technology at the Tony Blair Institute, a think tank f… …