In designating Anthropic a supply-chain risk for the Pentagon and directing agencies to cut ties with the company, the administration went beyond its statutory authority with harsh retaliation because Anthropic didn’t agree on how AI should be used by the Defense Department,

The company is asking federal courts to reverse a Pentagon order designating the San Francisco company as a "supply chain risk" over its refusal to allow unrest

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Monday challenging the Pentagon’s decision to label the company and its products as a “supply chain risk” after negotiations over safety guardrails fell apart earlier this month.

A spokesperson for Anthropic said the legal action "does not change our longstanding commitment to harnessing AI to protect our national security, but this is a necessary step to protect our business,

The feud between Claude creator Anthropic and Donald Trump has escalated as the former is officially suing the latter. In the filing, Anthropic claims that its recent blacklisting by the government has done irreparable damage to the company.