A federal judge ruled that Pentagon actions against Anthropic appeared illegal after the Trump administration banned Claude use.
“ and the Trump administration ordered US agencies to stop using Claude. The Pentagon denied interest in such use cases but insisted on unrestricted access. [ 36 ] The DoD's actions have been widely condemned as illegal retaliation against protected speech with several organizations filing amicus briefs supporting Anthropic. On March 26, 2026, a federal judge issued a temporary injunction against the DoD, agreeing their actions appeared to be ”
Anthropic reached a valuation of nearly one trillion dollars with Amodei's personal wealth at fifteen billion.
“ for Time ' s Person of the Year . [ 27 ] As of May 2026 , [ update ] Anthropic has an estimated value of $965 billion, [ 28 ] with Forbes estimating Amodei's net worth to be $15.5 billion. [ 29 ] In October 2024, Amodei published an essay titled ”