Court rules Trump can blacklist Anthropic for refusing to enable Claude features
Summary
A U.S. appeals court allowed the Trump administration to blacklist Anthropic, an AI company, for not enabling certain AI features. The court said the government has the authority to do this under a law that does not require malicious intent, especially because of concerns about military use of AI technology.Key Facts
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled 2-1 to uphold the blacklisting of Anthropic.
- The court said the government can blacklist companies even if they do not act with bad intent.
- The blacklisting relates to Anthropic withholding some AI features important for military use.
- The court cited concerns about AI models either shutting down unexpectedly or making wrong decisions that could affect military operations.
- Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered federal agencies and defense contractors not to use Anthropic products.
- Anthropic sued the government, arguing the blacklisting was unlawful under a different law requiring malicious intent.
- A different court in California ruled the blacklisting was illegal under that other law, but the appeals court said the Trump administration acted under a different legal authority.
- Anthropic says it disagrees with the ruling and may appeal again.
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