US appeals court upholds Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic from military contracts

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled against the AI startup Anthropic, upholding a Pentagon order that blacklists the company from military contracts. The court declined to block the Defense Department's designation of the firm as a national security supply chain risk, effectively maintaining the current restrictions on the company's involvement in defense-related projects.

The ruling follows a lawsuit initiated by Anthropic, which sought to challenge the Pentagon's classification of the startup as a security threat. By denying the request to block the order, the court has affirmed the government's authority to limit the participation of specific AI entities within the military supply chain based on national security assessments.