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Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks
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The U.S. Department of Defense has entered into agreements with Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services to supply artificial-intelligence tools for deployment on classified military networks. The contracts are intended to enable “lawful” use of the AI technologies within the Pentagon’s secure environments.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·Sources: the US DOD strikes agreements with Nvidia, Microsoft, Reflection AI, and AWS to use their AI tools on classified military networks for "lawful" use (Katrina Manson/Bloomberg)
- The Verge·Pentagon strikes classified AI deals with OpenAI, Google, and Nvidia — but not Anthropic
- Engadget·Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and NVIDIA will provide AI tech to Pentagon
- TechCrunch·Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks
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