Pentagon inks deals with seven AI companies for classified military work
2026-05-01 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
Seven AI giants including OpenAI, Google, and Nvidia signed Pentagon deals agreeing to 'any lawful use' of their tech for classified military work. Anthropic was notably left out after feuding with the Pentagon over potential misuse — turns out having ethical concerns about killer robots is bad for business. Nothing says 'beneficial AI for humanity' like a blank check for classified weapons programs.