The Trump people are fighting Anthropic while working to use it….
And the Federal judges seem to thing this simply NOT good for a case to ban the software which Defense Sec. Hegseth is pissed at but the American Intelligence and other agencies ALL Use…
The Trump administration defended its designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk in oral arguments in federal court Tuesday, even as it actively tries to figure out how it can adopt its most powerful model yet, Mythos, to combat cyber threats.
Why it matters: Treating a U.S. company as a national security threat while looking to use its technology to combat foreign adversaries is an awkward needle to thread.
Catch up quick: The Pentagon claims it’s unworkable for the military or its vendors to rely on Anthropic because the company might pull the plug at any time due to its “ideological” views around AI safety.
- Unlike other model-makers, Anthropic refused to agree to the Pentagon’s “all lawful use” standard for AI deployment.
- Anthropic argues it has no way to control its AI models once they’re deployed in classified settings, and has stuck to its red lines around the use of its tools for mass domestic surveillance or the development of weapons that fire without human involvement.
What they’re saying: The Pentagon faced skepticism from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in Tuesday’s arguments.
- “For the life of me, I do not see any evidence of maliciousness despite the best efforts of [Pentagon Under Secretary Emil Michael], who in his memo refers to you as having mal-intent, a bad motive, cannot be trusted,” DC federal appeals court Judge Karen Henderson said.
- “To me this is just a spectacular overreach by the department.”
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A split decision between the federal appeals court in DC and a San Francisco court means Anthropic can’t enter into new defense contracts, but can continue its contracts with non-Pentagon agencies while litigation plays out….
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