US court upholds Anthropic designation as national security risk

The ruling, issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Columbia Circuit, was made in a lawsuit brought by the technology company, which challenged its designation by the Pentagon as a risk to the U.S. national security supply chain.

The startup claims that the measure cost it billions of dollars in lost business and damaged its reputation on the eve of an initial public offering (IPO), awaited by the market.

According to Reuters, Anthropic stated that it "respectfully disagrees with the decision", but that it remains confident in its position and is evaluating its options, including a possible judicial review.

Last month, a federal judge in San Francisco overturned a similar designation based on a different law, finding that the government had illegally retaliated against Anthropic for its positions on the safety of artificial intelligence.

Anthropic, owner of artificial intelligence Claude, was alongside other giants in the sector at a meeting of the United Nations (UN) Security Council last Wednesday (23).