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• The Department of Defense is accelerating the use of AI with recent agreement allowing US military to use tech companies' AI.
• - The Pentagon said Friday that it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks, allowing the military to tap into AI-powered capabilities to help it fight wars.
• Such concerns were raised by a company not on the list, Anthropic, and it is now battling the Pentagon in court.
• Anthropic sued after President Donald Trump, a Republican, tried to stop all federal agencies from using the company's chatbot Claude and Hegseth sought to label the company a supply chain risk, a designation meant to protect against sabotage of national security systems by foreign adversaries.
• OpenAI had announced a deal with the Pentagon in March to effectively replace Anthropic with ChatGPT in classified environments.

Det vi vet

I detalj, - The Pentagon said Friday that it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks, allowing the military to tap into AI-powered capabilities to help it fight wars.

Konkret, such concerns were raised by a company not on the list, Anthropic, and it is now battling the Pentagon in court.

I tillegg Anthropic sued after President Donald Trump, a Republican, tried to stop all federal agencies from using the company's chatbot Claude and Hegseth sought to label the company a supply chain risk, a designation meant to protect against sabotage of national security systems by foreign adversaries.

Det er verdt å merke seg at OpenAI had announced a deal with the Pentagon in March to effectively replace Anthropic with ChatGPT in classified environments.

På dette stadiet those resemble sticking points for Anthropic, though OpenAI has previously said that it secured similar assurances when it made its own deal with the Pentagon.

Bakgrunnen

Det er verdt å merke seg at Emil Michael, the Pentagon's chief technology officer, told CNBC on Friday that it would have been irresponsible to rely on only one company, an acknowledgement of the friction with Anthropic.

På dette stadiet Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Nvidia, OpenAI, Reflection and SpaceX will provide their resources to help "augment warfighter decision-making in complex operational environments," the Defense Department said.

I detalj, the Defense Department has been rapidly accelerating its use of AI in recent years.

Konkret, the technology can help the military reduce the time it takes to identify and strike targets on the battlefield, while aiding in the organization of weapons maintenance and supply lines, according to a report in March from the Brennan Center for Justice.

I tillegg But AI has already raised concerns that its use could invade Americans' privacy or allow machines to choose targets on the battlefield.

Oppsummering

• Such concerns were raised by a company not on the list, Anthropic, and it is now battling the Pentagon in court.
• Those resemble sticking points for Anthropic, though OpenAI has previously said that it secured similar assurances when it made its own deal with the Pentagon.
• The Defense Department has been rapidly accelerating its use of AI in recent years.