Pentagon Strikes Deals with 7 Big Tech Companies, Excluding Anthropic
The Department of Defense announced Friday it has reached agreements with seven major technology companies—including SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon Web Services, and Reflection—to integrate their artificial intelligence tools into classified military networks. The Trump administration previously blacklisted Anthropic over safety guardrail disagreements, though recent discussions have reopened after Anthropic announced technology breakthroughs.
Pentagon AI Contracts Finalized
The Department of Defense announced Friday an agreement with seven major technology companies to use their artificial intelligence tools in its classified networks. The companies involved in the deal: Elon Musk's SpaceX, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon Web Services and Reflection.
Anthropic Blacklisted but Not Closed Out
Not included: Anthropic, which the Trump administration has blacklisted over Anthropic's insistence that the Pentagon include certain safety guardrails for the government's use of AI in warfare. However, the White House reopened discussions with Anthropic in recent weeks after the company made significant announcements about several technology breakthroughs.
Military AI Deployment Strategy
The companies' AI tools will be used for "lawful operational use," the Pentagon said, and the new agreements will transform the military as an "AI-first fighting force and will strengthen our warfighters' ability to maintain decision superiority across all domains of warfare."