Anthropic submitted two sworn declarations to a California federal court late Friday afternoon, challenging the Pentagon’s characterization of the AI company as an “unacceptable risk to national security,” according to TechCrunch AI. The filing argues that the government’s case is based on technical misunderstandings.
The court documents reveal a striking contradiction in the timeline of events. According to the filing, the Pentagon told Anthropic that the two sides were “nearly aligned” just one week after former President Trump publicly declared the relationship was finished. This discrepancy appears central to Anthropic’s defense against the Pentagon’s security concerns.
The details of the specific technical misunderstandings cited by Anthropic or the full scope of the Pentagon’s concerns were not provided in the available reporting. The case highlights growing tensions between AI companies and government agencies over national security considerations in artificial intelligence development and deployment.