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The Trump administration defended the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic in court, arguing its actions stemmed from contract issues and national security — not First Amendment retaliation. Anthropic is seeking judicial review to protect its business, while nearly 150 retired judges backed the company. Notably, U.S. Central Command reportedly used Claude AI in an Iran operation despite the federal ban.

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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02The Trump administration defended the Pentagon's decision to blacklist Anthropik,
00:06according to Benzinga. In a court filing, the administration argued that Anthropik's First
00:11Amendment claims are unlikely to succeed because its actions were based on contract issues and
00:16national security concerns, not retaliation. The filing stated Anthropik's refusal to release
00:22restrictions on its products was conduct, not protected speech, and led Trump to direct
00:26agencies to terminate business ties. Anthropik said seeking judicial review is necessary to
00:32protect its business, customers, and partners while maintaining its commitment to national security
00:37and is reviewing the government's filing. Nearly 150 retired judges backed Anthropik,
00:42stating it is not seeking defense contracts and should not be penalized.
00:46Foo.S. Central Command reportedly used Anthropik's clawed AI in an operation against Iran despite
00:52a federal ban. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
00:56I've used it. I've been doing this in over two days, instead of mining in 15 years, I would
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