Anthropic executives say Pentagon blacklisting could hit billions in sales, harm reputation

March 9 (Reuters) – Anthropic executives said the U.S. government’s blacklisting of the AI firm could cut its 2026 revenue by multiple billions of dollars and cause reputational harm.

The company filed a lawsuit on Monday to ​block the Pentagon from placing it on a national security blacklist, escalating ‌its high-stakes battle with the U.S. military over usage restrictions on its technology.

Here is what its top executives said in federal court filings:

CFO KRISHNA RAO

HEAD OF PUBLIC SECTOR THIYAGU RAMASAMY

CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER PAUL SMITH

(Reporting by Juby Babu and Chris Thomas in Mexico City; ​Editing by Sonali Paul)