Anthropic CEO to sue Pentagon over ‘supply chain risk’ designation

Published March 6, 2026 9:04am ET



Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei announced he will sue the Pentagon over its decision to designate his artificial intelligence company a supply chain risk.

“Anthropic received a letter from the Department of War confirming that we have been designated as a supply chain risk to America’s national security,” Amodei said in a statement Thursday. “We do not believe this action is legally sound, and we see no choice but to challenge it in court.”

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