Following a dispute between the Trump administration and Anthropic, the Pentagon on Friday announced deals with seven tech companies, including OpenAI, Alphabet, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to utilize their AI capabilities on sensitive military networks.
In February, Anthropic and Pentagon officials got into a contract dispute over Anthropic’s alleged rejection of the Defense Department’s desire for unlimited access to its AI models. In response, the business said in a statement that it would “work to enable a smooth transition to another provider” should the Pentagon decide to move on from it. It also expressed disapproval of the department’s purported proposal to deploy its technology for fully autonomous weapons and widespread surveillance.
Shortly after President Donald Trump ordered all federal agencies to cease utilizing technology from Anthropic, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared he would identify the company as a supply chain risk to national security. In March, Anthropic filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the ban, claiming that the government had engaged in a “unlawful campaign of retaliation.” Anthropic’s bid to temporarily halt the Pentagon’s action earlier this month was turned down by a federal appeals court. Anthropic is still on the blacklist, according to Emil Michael, the IT chief of the Defense Department, who spoke to CNBC on Friday.
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