Google has signed a classified agreement with the US Department of Defense allowing the use of its AI models for any lawful government purpose. The deal does not grant Google the ability to veto the Pentagon's use of its AI technology.

Dario Amodei emphasizes the importance of using AI for national defense against autocratic adversaries. Anthropic has proactively deployed its models to the Department of War and the intelligence community, becoming the first frontier AI company to do so within the US government's classified networks.