DC Circuit panel upholds Pentagon’s ban on Anthropic – so what comes next?
Pentagon CTO Emil Michael crowed “The hammer of justice has smashed AnthropicAI[’s] arguments.” The AI titan hinted at an appeal — but they may not be allowed one.
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"We just make other trade-offs, like against exquisite weapons and systems: How much of those are we willing to sacrifice in place of low-cost autonomous weapons," Emil Michael said.
Pentagon CTO wants to give vendors ‘fast’ decisions on buying tech
“The way I've approached this — knowing how smaller companies work — is fast yeses and fast nos. The worst thing for a small company is to be dragged through a multi-year process,” Pentagon CTO Emil Michael said.
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Top Pentagon tech officials optimistic Mythos-style AI tools will improve cyber defense
Mythos is just the first of a new generation of AIs that can patch vulnerable code at superhuman speed, said Pentagon CTO Emil Michael and Cyber Policy chief Katie Sutton, downplaying the uniqueness of Anthropic.
Judge grants Anthropic preliminary injunction but Pentagon CTO says ban still stands
"The record strongly suggests that the reasons given for designating Anthropic a supply chain risk were pretextual and that [the government’s] real motive was unlawful retaliation," said Judge Rita Lin.
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Trump admin’s comments could undermine case against Anthropic in court: Experts
“Anthropic’s got a strong case, stronger than it should … primarily because the President’s made ‘admissions against interest’” on social media, attorney Sean Timmons told Breaking Defense.
Pentagon CTO ‘pretty confident’ about life after Anthropic
“We've already deployed OpenAI in the last few weeks, and we're going to deploy the others here, [starting] with Gemini," Undersecretary for Research and Engineering Emil Michael said.
Anthropic CEO says Pentagon ban less harsh than Hegseth had threatened
CEO Dario Amodei said he would still sue to overturn the designation of Anthropic as a “supply chain risk,” but he said the company was “having productive conversations with the Department of War” — which Pentagon CTO Emil Michael promptly denied.
Pentagon CTO says it’s ‘not democratic’ for Anthropic to limit military use of Claude AI
"What we're not going to do is let any one company dictate a new set of policies above and beyond what Congress has passed," Under Secretary Emil Michael said of the ongoing impasse between the Pentagon and Anthropic.