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The U.S. Defense Department has agreed with Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Reflection AI to use their AI on classified networks. This follows prior pacts with Google, SpaceX, and OpenAI amid a push to avoid vendor lock-in after a clash with Anthropic. The tech will run on high-security levels to aid military decisions.
The White House held a productive meeting with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei amid an ongoing lawsuit against the US Defense Department. The discussions focused on collaboration opportunities and safety protocols for the firm's new Claude Mythos AI tool, which excels at hacking and cybersecurity tasks. This comes despite past criticisms from the Trump administration labeling the company as a security risk.