At a Glance · AI-generated

The Pentagon awarded classified artificial intelligence contracts to OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, and four other companies on May 1, notably excluding Anthropic despite the AI safety firm's market prominence. The Department of Defense's procurement decision involved seven total vendors but left Anthropic without a deal. Pentagon leadership cited unspecified complications in explaining the exclusion, though officials did not elaborate on the reasoning behind singling out Anthropic while competitors secured government contracts.