Anthropic risk designation 'punishment,' former national security officials say
( June 26, 2026, 18:47 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Former senior national security government officials told a US federal judge that the US government’s designation of Anthropic as a security risk is purely pretextual. “As a private company, Anthropic has the right to configure its products as it sees fit for lawful uses, just as the Department of Defense has the right to refuse to contract with Anthropic should it prefer a different product. But the Administration’s invocations of the supply chain risk statutes to punish Anthropic turn those vital national security authorities on their heads, for it is the Administration—not Anthropic—that has sought to ‘introduce unwanted function’ to Anthropic’s AI system,” they argued in a brief supporting summary judgment.See attached file. ...
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