Pentagon awards classified AI contracts to OpenAI, Google and Microsoft — Anthropic excluded

- The Pentagon awarded classified AI contracts to OpenAI, Google, SpaceX, Microsoft, Amazon, NVIDIA and Reflection AI but excluded Anthropic over safety guardrail and staffing concerns. (x.com) - The deals reportedly permit 'any lawful use' on secure DoD networks and will be available to roughly 1.3 million DoD users under the new arrangements. (x.com) - The move triggered internal unrest at Google — about 600 engineers protested the deal — and leaves Anthropic outside the Pentagon's vendor list. (x.com) (x.com)