Microsoft backs Anthropic in its legal fight against the Pentagon

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's company said the Pentagon's actions against Anthropic "put at risk the very AI ecosystem that the Administration has helped to champion."

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• Microsoft is showing its support for Anthropic.
• In a legal filing, Microsoft urged a federal court to temporarily block Anthropic's blacklisting.
• On Monday, Anthropic filed to stop the Pentagon from labeling the company as a supply chain risk.

Microsoft is squarely in Anthropic's corner.