# Anthropic Is Arguing It Cant Manipulate Claude Once Deployed. The Pentagon Called It a Security Risk Anyway.

- slug: anthropic-is-arguing-it-cant-manipulate-claude-once-deployed-the-pentagon-called-it-a-security-r
- date: 2026-04-23
- category: Artificial Intelligence

In a 96-page court filing, Anthropic told a federal appeals court it has no ability to access or modify Claude once the Pentagon deploys it. The same immutability the company is using as a legal defense is the thing its enterprise customers buy Claude to avoid.

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