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A federal judge ruled in favor of Anthropic, finding that the U.S. Department of Defense’s designation of the company as a “supply chain risk” constituted unlawful retaliation over its position on using its technology for mass surveillance. The ruling leaves broader questions about the limits of protection for AI companies’ choices concerning how their products are used unresolved.
The U.S. Department of Defense added customized versions of ChatGPT and Grok to the GenAI.mil portal, giving approximately 3 million civilian and military personnel access to generative AI tools. The department says more than 1.7 million unique users have accessed the portal since its launch, with a focus on protecting sensitive government data.