U.S. appeals court upholds designation of Anthropic as supply chain risk

	U.S. appeals court upholds designation of Anthropic as supply chain risk(cnbc.com)
	496 points by cramer4next 18 days ago \| 883 comments
	tl;dr: A D.C. Circuit appeals court panel ruled 2-1 to uphold the Pentagon's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk, blocking the military and its contractors from using Claude models. The blacklisting stems from failed negotiations in which Anthropic refused to grant unrestricted access, wanting assurances Claude wouldn't be used for autonomous weapons or domestic surveillance. A separate San Francisco court previously struck down a parallel DOD designation as unlawful; Anthropic says it's weighing further appeals, including potentially to the Supreme Court.
	HN Discussion: ↑The designation is legitimate; military reasonably won't rely on vendors with usage restrictions ↓This is vindictive or corrupt retaliation against Anthropic with no genuine merit ↓Sets a dangerous precedent threatening any vendor's ability to impose safety guardrails ~Outcome actually aligns with Anthropic's stated values and what they wanted ↓Concern about weaponizing supply chain designations against domestic companies for political purposes