Pentagon strikes deals with 7 Big Tech companies after shunning Anthropic
The Pentagon has signed agreements with seven major tech companies, including OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and SpaceX, to integrate their AI tools into classified military networks, aiming to create an 'AI-first fighting force.' Anthropic was excluded from the deal after refusing to allow unrestricted military use of its AI, particularly for autonomous weapons and surveillance, prompting the Trump administration to label it a 'supply chain risk.' Despite a federal judge blocking the government's attempt to blacklist Anthropic, the company is missing out on significant defense funding now flowing to its competitors.
- ▪The Pentagon partnered with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon Web Services, SpaceX, and Reflection for AI integration in classified systems.
- ▪Anthropic was excluded due to its insistence on safety guardrails for military AI use, especially concerning autonomous weapons.
- ▪A federal judge recently blocked the Trump administration's effort to blacklist Anthropic as a 'supply chain risk.'
- ▪Anthropic's CEO met with White House officials after unveiling Mythos, a cybersecurity tool with dual-use potential.
- ▪The Pentagon's GenAI.mil platform has been used by 1.3 million DoD personnel, previously relying on Anthropic's Claude model.
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window.CNN.contentModel.leadingMediaType = 'image'; window.CNN.contentModel.isVideoCollection = false; Aerial view of the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on September 20, 2025. Daniel Slim/AFP/Getty Images Federal agencies US military AI Donald Trump See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads Link Copied! Follow New York — The Department of Defense announced Friday an agreement with seven major technology companies to use their artificial intelligence tools in its classified networks. 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.
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