Most recent instance of department integrating with AI comes amid Anthropic standoff, concern over use in Iran war.Washington, DC – The United States Department of Defense has announced a new agreement with seven Artificial Intelligence companies to use their advanced technologies for its classified networks.The announcement on Friday is the latest instance of closer integration between the Pentagon, which has been expanding its use of AI for about a decade, and major technology companies.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Tracking the shadow fleet: How Iran evaded the US naval blockade in Hormuzlist 2 of 3Iran war: What’s happening on day 63 as Trump signals possible attackslist 3 of 3May Day in the age of AI: The new war on workersend of listIt comes amid wider scrutiny over involvement by companies with the US military, which has gained renewed attention amid a public fallout with the AI company Anthropic and questions over how AI has been used in the US-Israeli war with Iran.In a statement, the Department of Defense said the new agreements with SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, NVIDIA, Reflection, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services “accelerate the transformation towards establishing the United States military as an AI-first fighting force and
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