Microsoft to court: Stop Anthropic’s designation as ‘national security risk’ for now, first allow …

Microsoft is now backing AI giant Anthropic. According to a report by CNBC, Microsoft is urging the US judge to block Pentagon’s designation of the company as a ‘supply chain risk’. In a filling to the District Court in San Francisco, Microsoft gas asked for a temporary restraining order would prevent the Defense Department from enforcing its ban on Anthropic’s technology across its existing contracts. Microsoft is of the view that without such an order, defense contractors would need to “act immediately to alter existing product and contract configurations,” potentially disrupting the military’s use of advanced AI. “This could potentially hamper US warfighters at a critical point in time,” Microsoft said in its filing.

Pentagon’s immediate ban