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Google scales up Pentagon’s access to its AI after Anthropic’s refusal
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Google has granted the U.S. Department of Defense access to its AI for classified networks, allowing all lawful uses, according to multiple news reports.
Key facts
- Google entered this deal even though 950 of its employees have signed an open letter asking it to follow Anthropic’s lead and not sell AI to the Defense Department without similar guardrails
- Because Anthropic refused those use cases, the DoD branded the model maker a “supply-chain risk” — a designation normally reserved for foreign adversaries
- Google has granted the U.S. Department of Defense access to its AI for classified networks, allowing all lawful uses, according to multiple news reports
- Google marks the third AI company to try and turn Anthropic’s loss into its own gain
Summary
Google has granted the U.S. This deal follows Anthropic’s public stand against the Trump administration after the model maker refused to grant the DoD the same terms. Because Anthropic refused those use cases, the DoD branded the model maker a “supply-chain risk” — a designation normally reserved for foreign adversaries. Google marks the third AI company to try and turn Anthropic’s loss into its own gain. Google entered this deal even though 950 of its employees have signed an open letter asking it to follow Anthropic’s lead and not sell AI to the Defense Department without similar guardrails.