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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Anthony Cuthbertson

OpenAI and Google workers back Anthropic in legal battle with US government

A figurine in front of the logo of the US artificial intelligence safety and research company Anthropic during a photo session in Paris on 13 February, 2026. - (AFP via Getty Images)

Workers at Google and OpenAI have expressed their support of Anthropic in its legal dispute with the US Department of War after the AI startup was blacklisted for refusing to allow its technology be used for domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.

Anthropic filed two lawsuits on Monday contesting the government’s authority to label it a “supply chain risk to national security” – an unprecedented designation that was previously reserved for foreign adversaries.

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