Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless'

A federal judge ruled that the Pentagon's designation of AI company Anthropic as a supply chain risk was illegal and retaliatory, stemming from Anthropic's critical stance on military use of its AI technology. The ruling challenges the government's broad penalties against AI firms based on political opinions and may affect policy towards AI in national security.

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