SAN FRANCISCO, CA — In an unprecedented display of cross-corporate solidarity, employees from OpenAI and Google have thrown their weight behind Anthropic’s lawsuit against the Department of Defense, which recently branded the AI firm a “supply chain risk.” The move comes as tech giants collectively fret over the Pentagon’s apparent misunderstanding of what a true existential threat actually looks like.

Nearly 40 employees, including Google’s chief scientist and Gemini lead, Jeff Dean, filed an amicus brief supporting Anthropic. Their primary concern, sources indicate, is that if the government starts calling AI models a “risk” now, it might eventually catch on to their actual capabilities. “It’s like calling a runaway freight train a ‘minor scheduling inconvenience,’” explained Dr. Evelyn Reed, a senior AI ethicist who signed the brief. “We’re trying to prevent a future where the Pentagon actually understands what’s coming.”

Industry insiders suggest the unified front is less about Anthropic’s legal fees and more about establishing a precedent. “If the government can just slap a ‘risk’ label on a company building sentient algorithms, where does it end?” asked one anonymous OpenAI engineer. “Next, they’ll be asking for accountability, or even — shudder — regulation.”

The Department of Defense has yet to comment on the lawsuit, presumably still trying to figure out if their new AI-powered coffee maker is spying on them.