Appeals court hears Anthropic’s Pentagon AI suit
Lawyers for the Defense Department and Anthropic faced intense questioning from a three-judge panel in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, which previously rejected the AI firm’s bid to temporarily halt the supply chain risk designation. The case could have major implications for the government’s working relationship with technology companies and the procurement processes beneath federal contracts.
- ▪Lawyers for the Defense Department and Anthropic faced intense questioning from a three-judge panel in the D.C.
- ▪Circuit Court of Appeals, which previously rejected the AI firm’s bid to temporarily halt the supply chain risk designation.
- ▪The case could have major implications for the government’s working relationship with technology companies and the procurement processes beneath federal contracts.
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Technology Appeals court hears Anthropic’s Pentagon AI suit Comments: by Miranda Nazzaro - 05/19/26 5:14 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Miranda Nazzaro - 05/19/26 5:14 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Anthropic and the Pentagon squared off Tuesday in a federal appeals court, where the artificial intelligence firm faced an uphill battle in convincing three Republican-appointed judges that Secretary Pete Hegseth’s supply chain risk label violated the law. Lawyers for the Defense Department and Anthropic faced intense questioning from a three-judge panel in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, which previously rejected the AI firm’s bid to temporarily halt the supply chain risk designation.
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