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The legal battle between Anthropic and the U.S. government has taken a sharp turn. In a formal court filing this week, the Department of Justice argued that Anthropic’s refusal to accept military contract terms is not protected by the First Amendment — and doubled down on the Pentagon’s position that the company poses an “unacceptable” and “substantial” national security risk. What’s Actually Happening Anthropic, the maker of the Claude AI model, sued the U.S. government earlier this year after the Department of Defense labeled the company a “supply chain risk,” effectively barring it from federal contracts. Anthropic argued that the government’s move was unlawful retaliation tied to its AI safety policies. ...