法官称特朗普政府仍缺乏将 Anthropic 列为“供应链风险”的证据

在周四的一场听证会上，一名法官表示，特朗普政府尚未提出足够证据，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具有合理依据。

Bloomberg 和 Axios 是最早报道这一消息的媒体之一。

这场争议源于 Anthropic 与美国国防部之间陷入停滞的合同谈判。Anthropic 表示，其不希望 AI 被用于对美国人实施大规模监控，或用于涉及致命武器的目标选择和开火决策，并认为相关技术尚未准备就绪。五角大楼则反驳称，私营公司不应决定军方如何使用技术，并表示将以“合法”方式使用这些工具。

政府还主张，Anthropic 公开批评美国国防部本身就足以构成实施禁令的理由。美国地区法官 Rita Lin 称这一逻辑“确实令人不安”，并警告说，这可能开创一个先例：政府对不同意本届政府立场的联邦承包商进行报复。

美国国防部还声称，Anthropic 可能会在作战行动期间禁用或修改其 AI 模型——专家认为这一说法缺乏证据。Lin 表示认同，称她没有看到任何证据证明 Anthropic 能够修改已经交付的模型，或“启动某种终止开关”。

周四的听证会属于 Anthropic 于 3 月对美国国防部提起的两起诉讼之一，旨在挑战这项禁令及“供应链风险”认定。另一宗案件正在华盛顿审理。

Lin 曾于 3 月暂时阻止该禁令实施，目前正考虑是否将该命令转为永久禁令。

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.