Pentagon strikes classified AI deals with OpenAI, Google, and Nvidia — but not Anthropic
Summary
The Pentagon has signed agreements with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, xAI, and Reflection to use their AI tools in classified military settings, but excluded Anthropic after labeling it a supply-chain risk (a potential weak point in security). This expands earlier deals that allowed some companies like OpenAI and xAI to provide AI systems for authorized military use.
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Original source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/922113/pentagon-ai-classified-openai-google-nvidia
First tracked: May 1, 2026 at 02:00 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%