The Pentagon is actively engaging with Anthropic and Google, seeking to modify usage restrictions and deploying AI capabilities on classified government networks.
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Updated Jul 21
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What happened
The Pentagon is actively engaging with Anthropic and Google, seeking to modify usage restrictions and deploying AI capabilities on classified government networks.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Anthropic products are being used for military business, including offensive cyber operations, amid ongoing feuds over technology use restrictions.Sub-event
- PENTAGON contracted Code Metal for AI implementation.Sub-event
- Actors, including the Central Intelligence Agency, are using Google's AI capabilities to help understand dense government terminology.Sub-event
Pentagon seeks to change Anthropic's usage restrictions and deploys AI capabilities on classified networks with Google.1 source
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The entities involved
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Anthropic
American artificial intelligence corporation
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Google
American multinational technology company, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
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- Anthropic coordinates with the US government regarding AI models, involving the Office of the National Cyber Director and the AI Security Institute.
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