Pentagon AI chief confirms DOD's expanded use of Google, says reliance on one model 'never a good thing'

The Pentagon is expanding its use of Google's Gemini AI model for classified projects, while the Department of Defense (DOD) has stopped working with Anthropic after designating it a supply chain risk (a potential security threat in the companies and software involved in building a system). The DOD's AI chief emphasized that relying on a single AI vendor is problematic and that the Pentagon is working with multiple vendors, including OpenAI, to ensure it uses the right AI tool for each military task.