A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from designating AI company Anthropic a “supply-chain risk to national security.”
“The record supports an inference that Anthropic is being punished for criticizing the government’s contracting position in the press,” wrote U.S. District Judge Rita Lin. “Punishing Anthropic for bringing public scrutiny to the government’s contracting position is classic illegal First Amendment retaliation.”
The judge’s order, which follows court proceedings earlier this week, is set to take effect in seven days.
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