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Trump REBUKED as Corporation WON’T BACK DOWN
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11:42Now PlayingAttorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian break down the showdown between AI company Anthropic and the Trump administration. Anthropic — maker of Claude AI, the first frontier model deployed on the Pentagon's classified networks — drew two red lines in its defense contract: no fully autonomous lethal weapons without human oversight, and no mass domestic surveillance of American citizens. The Pentagon demanded unrestricted access for "all lawful purposes." When Anthropic refused to budge, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth designated the company a "supply chain risk" — a label normally reserved for foreign adversaries — and Trump ordered all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's technology, threatening "major civil and criminal consequences." Internal DOD communications admitted the move was ideological. Anthropic has now filed two federal lawsuits alleging First Amendment retaliation, due process violations, and that the designation exceeds the Pentagon's statutory authority. Hours after Anthropic was blacklisted, OpenAI stepped in and cut its own deal with the Pentagon — prompting a "cancel ChatGPT" movement with uninstalls reportedly surging nearly 300%. The attorneys argue the broader danger is clear: if the government can punish companies for maintaining safety guardrails, every AI company will feel pressure to weaken them.
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