Microsoft says court should temporarily block Pentagon's blacklist of Anthropic

Microsoft threw its support behind Anthropic on Tuesday and advocated for a temporary restraining order that would block the Pentagon’s supply chain designation “for all existing contracts.”

Such a move would “enable a more orderly transition and avoid disrupting the American military’s ongoing use of advanced AI,” Microsoft said in a filing. “Otherwise, Microsoft and other technology companies must act immediately to alter existing product and contract configurations used by DoW. This could potentially hamper U.S. warfighters at a critical point in time.”

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