Anthropic is suing the U.S. government for allegedly blacklisting its AI

The maker of Claude filed suit against multiple federal agencies, arguing it was shut out of government procurement without the legal process required to ban a vendor. What to know : Anthropic has sued multiple U.S. federal agencies, alleging its Claude AI systems were effectively blacklisted from government procurement without required legal procedures. The company argues officials informally imposed nationwide contracting restrictions on national security and supply-chain grounds, without formal determinations, documented evidence or consideration of less restrictive alternatives. The lawsuit comes as the federal government rapidly adopts generative AI—favoring OpenAI's ChatGPT—and follows reports that the White House is preparing an executive order to remove Anthropic's tools from federal use.