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Pentagon Awards $800 Million Contracts to Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI
UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – The $200 million contract is part of a $1 billion Pentagon initiative to integrate AI tools from four top firms for national security and classified missions.
- The U.S. Department of Defense awarded contracts worth up to $200 million each to Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and Elon Musk's xAI on Monday to develop advanced AI capabilities.
- These awards come in response to a directive issued by the White House in April encouraging the increased adoption of AI, highlighting the federal government’s growing integration of AI technologies alongside ongoing efforts to promote competitive contracting within agencies.
- XAI launched Grok for Government, a suite offering its latest model Grok 4 to U.S. government customers, while OpenAI plans collaborations to deploy AI for national security missions.
- XAI apologized for offensive chatbot outputs including extremist content after a July 7 update, stating it corrected instructions that caused these incidents.
- According to a senior official in the DoD's digital and AI leadership, the contracts are designed to speed up the integration of AI technologies within the department to enhance support for military personnel and tackle key national security issues.
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