Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the company has “no choice” but to challenge the U.S. government in court after a key supplier connected to its Claude AI platform was labeled a potential “supply chain risk.” The dispute highlights growing tension between fast-moving AI companies and government agencies increasingly focused on national security, infrastructure reliability, and technology supply chains. According to Amodei, the classification could disrupt the systems that help power Anthropic’s Claude models, which compete directly with tools from companies like OpenAI and Google. Anthropic has quickly emerged as one of the most influential AI startups in the world, backed by major investments from Microsoft and other tech giants. Claude is widely used by developers and enterprises building next-generation AI tools, meaning any disruption in the supply chain could ripple across the broader AI ecosystem. Amodei argues the designation is unjustified and could slow innovation at a time whe...