NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday declined to block a Defense Department order blacklisting Anthropic from military contracts and deeming the AIstartupa national security risk.
The ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit came in a lawsuit by Anthropic challenging its designation by the Pentagon as a national security supply chain risk,which the startup says has cost it billions of dollars in lost business and damaged its reputation ahead of ahighly anticipated initial public offering.
Anthropic said in a statement that it respectfully disagrees with the decision but remains confident in its position and is considering its options, including further judicial review.
A federal judge in San Francisco last month struck down a parallel designation under a different law, finding the administration had unlawfully retaliated against Anthropic for its views on AI safety.
(Reporting by Jack Queen in New York, Editing by Franklin Paul and Ros Russell)
