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Anthropic, Google and xAI Win $200M Each From Pentagon AI Chief for ‘Agentic AI’
UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – The Department of Defense is investing up to $200 million each in four AI firms to enhance national security with advanced AI tools tailored for military and government applications.
- The U.S. Department of Defense awarded up to $200 million contracts to Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and Elon Musk's xAI on Monday to expand AI capabilities.
- These awards respond to a White House order from April promoting AI adoption and follow President Trump's revocation of a 2023 Biden-era AI risk reduction order.
- XAI announced a suite called Grok for Government, making its AI models, including the latest Grok 4, available to federal, state, local, and national security customers via General Services Administration schedules.
- Doug Matty, who leads digital and AI initiatives at the Department of Defense, stated that these agreements will speed up the integration of AI technologies to enhance military capabilities and preserve the U.S. military’s competitive edge.
- The contracts deepen ties between leading AI firms and the DoD while addressing concerns about competitive federal AI contracting and advancing agentic AI workflows for national security.
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Pentagon awards major contracts to artificial intelligence companies
The Pentagon is awarding up to $200 million for xAI’s “Grok for Government” and multiple other artificial intelligence platforms as the Department of Defense attempts to increase its artificial intelligence capabilities. In a Monday press release, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office announced contract awards to multiple artificial intelligence companies to help the Pentagon “accelerate” its “adoption of advanced AI capabilities …
Pentagon Accelerates AI Adoption with New Commercial Partnerships
In a significant move to maintain a technological edge, the U.S. Department of Defense is deepening its collaboration with the commercial tech sector, awarding major contracts to Google, xAI, Anthropic, and OpenAI. Announced by the Pentagon’s Chief Digital and AI Office (CDAO), the agreements, each valued at up to $200 million, are designed to accelerate the integration of advanced artificial intelligence into U.S. military operations and nation…
Pentagon Awards Contracts To 4 Artificial Intelligence Developers
Pentagon Awards Contracts To 4 Artificial Intelligence Developers Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Department of Defense announced on July 14 that it has awarded contracts to four U.S.-based artificial intelligence (AI) developers to address national security challenges. The Pentagon building, headquarters of the Department of Defense, in Arlington, Va., in an undated aerial photo. U.S. Air Force/Getty Images…
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When video games went mainstream, the Pentagon realized their potential as a promotional tool, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on war-based games. Now the wheel has come full circle as they use game-style interfaces for real-life tools of war.
Elon Musk’s xAI Gets $200M Contract with Pentagon
The Pentagon has announced multimillion-dollar contracts with a number of AI companies, including a $200 million contract with Elon Musk’s xAI. The deal comes just days after Musk’s chatbot Grok unleashed antisemitic rants praising Hitler.
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