
在周四的一场听证会上,一名法官表示,特朗普政府未能提供足够证据来证明将 Anthropic 列为供应链风险并禁止联邦政府使用该公司技术的做法是合理的。
这场争议源于 Anthropic 与国防部之间陷入僵局的合同谈判。Anthropic 表示,它不希望其 AI 被用于对美国民众的大规模监控,或被用于涉及致命武器的瞄准或开火决策,理由是这项技术尚未成熟。五角大楼则反驳称,一家私营公司不应左右军方如何使用技术,并表示会以“合法”方式使用这些工具。
政府还主张,Anthropic 对国防部的公开批评构成了实施禁令的正当理由——美国地区法官 Rita Lin 称这一逻辑“令人非常不安”,并警告说这可能开创一个先例,即对持不同意见的联邦承包商进行报复。
国防部还进一步声称,Anthropic 可能在作战行动期间禁用或篡改其 AI 模型——专家表示这一说法缺乏证据。Lin 对此表示认同,称她没有看到任何证据表明 Anthropic 能够篡改已交付的模型,或“按下某种终止开关”。
周四的听证会是 Anthropic 于 3 月针对美国国防部提起的两起 诉讼之一的一部分,旨在挑战该禁令和风险认定。另一起诉讼正在华盛顿审理。
Lin 曾在 3 月暂时阻止了该禁令,目前正在权衡是否将该命令永久化。

During a Thursday hearing, a judge said the Trump administration hasn’t presented enough evidence to justify labeling Anthropic a supply-chain risk and banning the federal government from using the company’s technology.
Bloomberg and Axios were among the first to report the news.
The dispute stems from stalled contract negotiations between Anthropic and the Department of Defense. Anthropic said it didn’t want its AI used for mass surveillance of Americans or for targeting or firing decisions involving lethal weapons, arguing the technology wasn’t ready. The Pentagon countered that a private company shouldn’t dictate how the military uses technologies, and said it would use the tools in “lawful” ways.
The government has also argued that Anthropic’s public criticism of the DOD justifies the ban — logic that U.S. District Judge Rita Lin called “really troubling,” warning it could set a precedent of retaliating against federal contractors who disagree with the administration.
The DOD further claimed Anthropic could potentially disable or alter its AI models during warfighting operations — a claim that experts say lacks evidence. Lin agreed, saying she saw no proof Anthropic could alter a delivered model or “flip some kind of kill switch.”
Thursday’s hearing was part of one of two lawsuits Anthropic filed against the DOD in March, challenging the ban and risk designation. The other is being heard in Washington.
Lin, who temporarily blocked the ban in March, is now weighing whether to make that order permanent.