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Fortune
Mark Minevich

Anthropic just sued the Pentagon. The outcome could reshape the AI race with China

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When the Trump administration designated Anthropic a “supply-chain risk” and ordered every federal agency to stop using Claude, it didn’t just cancel a $200 million contract. It may have set in motion a chain of events that weakens America’s most advanced AI company — at the exact moment the U.S. needs it most.

Anthropic has now filed two lawsuits against the Department of Defense. What happens next could matter far more than either side is letting on.

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