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Tech & AI · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Sep 25, 2026 · 26-1049 · Appeal

An AI executive and a military official clash over the exclusion of AI technology.AI illustration

AI company fights U.S. over contract terms

An AI firm debates military exclusion of its technology for safety concerns.

TL;DR

  1. 1Anthropic refused to let its AI be used for lethal warfare or mass surveillance.
  2. 2The U.S. dropped Anthropic's AI from its supply chain.
  3. 3The court had to decide if the exclusion was lawful under national security laws.

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