Pentagon inks AI procurement deals with seven companies, leaves out Anthropic
The U.S. Defense Department has awarded artificial intelligence procurement contracts to seven tech firms, including Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, but excluded Anthropic due to supply chain risk concerns. The selected companies' AI products will be available through the Pentagon's internal AI portal, GenAI.mil.
The U.S. Defense Department has awarded AI procurement contracts to seven tech firms: Amazon Web Service, Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, SpaceX, and Reflection AI. The companies' AI products will be available through the GenAI.mil portal, used by over 1.3 million Defense Department personnel. The contracts cover AI products for Impact Level 6 and 7 environments, storing classified information. The goal is to ease data synthesis and streamline decision-making workflows. Anthropic was excluded due to being designated a supply chain risk after declining to let the Pentagon use its Claude AI model for 'all lawful' purposes.
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