Anthropic sues Defense Department over the Pentagon's effective blacklisting

Anthropic's lawyers wrote that the AI startup's "reputation and core First Amendment freedoms are under attack."

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• Anthropic filed a lawsuit on Monday to stop the Pentagon's effective blacklisting.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously ordered the Pentagon to stop doing business with the AI startup.
• In the legal filing, Anthropic said the order is already hurting its business.

Anthropic has filed suit to block the...