Civil liberties groups, in support of Anthropic lawsuit, detail ubiquitous nature of ‘lawful’ surveillance

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Democracy and Technology have jointly filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic’s motion for a stay of the Defense Department’s supply-chain risk designation, describing the circumstances under which the company is insisting its models not be used for mass domestic surveillance.

“AI-powered surveillance poses immense dangers to our democracy. Anthropic’s public advocacy for AI guardrails is laudable and protected by the First Amendment -- not something the Pentagon should be punishing,”...