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Pentagon Signs Classified AI Deals with 7 Major Companies, Snubs Anthropic Over Safety Spat
The US Department of Defense has inked agreements with seven top AI firms including OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Nvidia to deploy their models on classified networks for 'lawful operational use.' Anthropic was excluded following disputes over surveillance and autonomous weapons restrictions. This marks a major push for military AI integration amid escalating global tensions.
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Unlocks frontier AI for defense applications, signals Anthropic's isolation, and accelerates Big Tech's role in national security.