Anthropic takes US govt to court over ‘security risk’ designation

WASHINGTON: Anthropic filed suit on Monday against the Trump administration, alleging it retaliated against the AI company for refusing to let its Claude AI model be used for autonomous lethal warfare and mass surveillance of Americans. In the 48-page complaint, filed in federal court in San Francisco, Anthropic seeks to have its designation as a national security supply-chain risk declared unlawful and blocked. In its lawsuit, Anthropic said the company was founded on the belief that its AI is “used in a way that maximises positive outcomes for humanity” and should “be the safest and the most responsible”. “Anthropic brings…