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Anthropic, a San Francisco AI startup valued at nearly $400 billion, has sued the Department of Defense for labeling it a supply chain risk. The company, founded by siblings Dario and Daniela Amodei, refuses to provide unrestricted access to its Claude chatbot for military use due to concerns about mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons. The Pentagon has banned dealings with Anthropic by contractors and given them six months to switch providers. Anthropic argues that this punishes protected speech and threatens its contracts worth hundreds of millions. The company has seen record demand for Claude and leads in business tools, with over 300,000 customers. Legal experts warn that this sets a dangerous precedent beyond contracts, risking free speech for federal vendors. Anthropics future hangs in the balance amid rising global AI tensions and recent U.S. military actions.

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