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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 Anthropic sues US government for calling it a risk

The artificial intelligence company has been in a public fight with US government leaders over use of its tools like Claude

* Anthropic, an AI firm, has filed a lawsuit against the US government over claims that it was labelled a "supply chain risk" due to its refusal to allow the military unfettered use of its AI tools.
* The lawsuit names President Trump's executive office, several government leaders, and 16 government agencies as defendants.
* Anthropic argues that the government's action is "unprecedented and unlawful" and violates the Constitution.
* The company claims it has been "irreparably harmed" by the Trump Administration's comments, including losing potential contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
* Microsoft, Google, and Amazon have said they will continue to use Anthropic's AI tools outside of government work.
* A group of 40 Google and OpenAI employees have filed a brief in support of Anthropic, arguing that their technology presents risks when deployed without guardrails.
* Anthropic is not seeking monetary damages but wants the court to declare Trump's directive "exceeds the president's authority" and reject its labelling as a supply chain risk.