Trump administration doubles down on Anthropic blacklisting in court arguments

The Trump administration defended its designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk in oral arguments in federal court Tuesday, even as it actively tries to figure out how it can adopt its most powerful model yet, Mythos, to combat cyber threats. Why it matters: Treating a U.S. company as a national security threat while looking to use its technology to combat foreign adversaries is an awkward needle to thread. Catch up quick: The Pentagon claims it's unworkable for the military or its vendors to rely on Anthropic because the company might pull the plug at any time due to its "ideological" views around AI safety. Unlike other model-makers, Anthropic refused to agree to the Pentagon's "all lawful use" standard for AI deployment. Anthropic argues it has no way to control its AI models once they're deployed in classified settings, and has stuck to its red lines around the use of its tools for mass domestic surveillance or the development of weapons that fire without human involvement. W