for mass surveillance and decision-making regarding the use of lethal weapons, which the company explained by citing the insufficient maturity of the technology. The Pentagon insisted that a private company does not have the right to determine how military technologies are used within the framework of the law. The judge also criticized the government's argument that Anthropic's public statements could serve as grounds for a ban, seeing this as a dangerous precedent. Additionally, the judge noted the absence of evidence that Anthropic could modify or disable its models during military operations. The hearing was part of the consideration of one of two lawsuits filed by Anthropic against the Department of Defense in March. The judge, who had previously temporarily blocked the ban, is now deciding on the permanent nature of this decision.