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Anthropic plans to legally challenge the Pentagon's designation of the company as a U.S. supply chain risk. Despite the ruling, Claude AI tools remain in active use by the U.S. military, while Defense Secretary Hegseth outlined a six-month transition to alternative AI providers.
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00:02Anthropic PBC said it expects a legal battle with the Defense Department after the Pentagon
00:07notified the company that it poses a risk to the U.S. supply chain, according to Bloomberg.
00:12Chief Executive Officer Dario Amadei said the company does not believe the action is
00:17legally sound and plans to challenge it in court.
00:19The Pentagon formally notified Anthropic that the company and its products pose a risk to
00:24the U.S. supply chain, a senior defense official told Bloomberg.
00:28Anthropic's clot AI tools are still being used by the U.S. military in operations against
00:33Iran, according to a person familiar with the matter.
00:37Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned the firm last week and outlined a six-month transition
00:41period for the Pentagon to shift artificial intelligence work to other providers.
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