Theologians Support Anthropic's Limits On Military Use

On March 19, 2026, fourteen Catholic moral theologians, ethicists and philosophers filed federal court briefs supporting Anthropic's effort to limit certain military uses of its AI chatbot Claude. They specifically warn against applications including mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons where AI selects targets and fires, rather than humans. The briefs introduce religious ethical arguments into Anthropic's legal challenge against the U.S. government.