The court closed the testing argument, stating testing is no panacea, refusals vary with wording, and the Department cannot utilize AI systems that remain trapped in amber.
D.C. Circuit closed the testing argument and made the stated conclusions about testing and AI system use U.S. Department of War
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- The court closed the testing argument, stating testing is no panacea, refusals vary with wording, and the Department cannot utilize AI systems that remain…
The court took the concession and closed the door on the testing argument: testing is no panacea, refusals vary with wording, and the Department "cannot utilize AI systems that remain trapped in amber."
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Origin: extracted from Anthropic v. Department of War (D.C. Cir., Sept. 25): the declarations Anthropic filed to prove it could not sabotage Claude are the evidence the panel used to hold it would "manipulate" it. Notes on losing a case by over-defending. · 2026-09-27 19:45