Judge says the Pentagon can't designate AI company Anthropic a 'supply chain risk'

NPR | By Geoff Brumfiel

Published August 28, 2026 at 5:13 PM EDT

A federal judge has ruled that the Pentagon violated Anthropic's first amendment rights when it tried to designate the AI company a supply chain risk earlier this year.

Geoff Brumfiel

Geoff Brumfiel works as a senior editor and correspondent on NPR's science desk.

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