On March 9th, a fresh twist emerged in the legal tussle between Anthropic, a U.S.-based artificial intelligence firm, and the Department of Defense. Earlier, the U.S. Department of Defense had designated Anthropic as a 'supply chain risk,' a move that had repercussions on its business interactions with entities partnering with the Defense Department. In reaction, Anthropic initiated legal proceedings against the U.S. Department of Defense, alleging that its actions were devoid of any legal foundation. Now, a collective of over 30 personnel from OpenAI and Google DeepMind have presented a unified affidavit to the court, openly endorsing Anthropic's stance and asserting that the government's move constituted an abuse of authority that could reverberate across the entire artificial intelligence sector.
