Pentagon AI chief confirms work with Google after Anthropic blacklist
Pentagon AI chief confirms work with Google after Anthropic blacklist
Publish Date: 2026-04-28 17:34:00
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- The Department of Defense (DOD) has expanded its use of Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence model for classified projects, following its decision to drop Anthropic due to supply chain risk concerns.
- The DOD is collaborating with multiple vendors, including OpenAI, to modernize wartime capabilities and avoid overreliance on a single vendor.
- A federal appeals court denied Anthropic’s request to block its blacklisting by the DOD, while a separate judge granted Anthropic a preliminary injunction against a Trump administration ban on its models.
- The DOD confirmed it is not currently working with Anthropic, although there is potential for future collaboration.
- Internal opposition at Google has raised concerns regarding the use of their technology for classified applications, with over 700 employees urging Google to reject such workloads.
- Pentagon AI chief Cameron Stanley emphasized the importance of using appropriate AI models for specific use cases and the need to stay ahead of emerging AI-enabled capabilities in defense technology.
