Employees across OpenAI and Google support Anthropic’s lawsuit against the Pentagon
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Anthropic sued the Pentagon over a supply chain risk designation, and nearly 40 OpenAI and Google employees, including Jeff Dean, filed an amicus brief supporting the lawsuit, citing concerns over the decision's risks.
On Monday, Anthropic filed its lawsuit against the Department of Defense over being designated as a supply chain risk. Hours later, nearly 40 employees from OpenAI and Google - including Jeff Dean, Google's chief scientist and Gemini lead - filed an amicus brief in support of Anthropic's lawsuit, detailing their concerns over the Trump administration's decision and the technology's risks and implications.
The news follows a dramatic few weeks for Anthropic, in which the Trump administration labeled the company a supply chain risk - a designation typically reserved for foreign companies that the government deems a potential risk to national …