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Pentagon tech chief says Anthropic is still blacklisted, but Mythos is a separate issue
The DOD announced it has entered into agreements with seven other AI companies.
TL;DR
- Anthropic is still considered a supply chain risk by the Department of Defense (DOD).
- The DOD CTO, Emil Michael, described Anthropic's Mythos model as a "separate national security moment" because of its advanced cyber capabilities.
- The DOD has entered into agreements with seven other AI companies to deploy their technology on classified networks.
- These companies include Google, OpenAI, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and SpaceX (merged with xAI), and Reflection.
- Anthropic previously sued the Trump administration to reverse the DOD's blacklisting.
- Despite the designation, the DOD has reportedly been using Anthropic's models for military efforts, and the NSA is reportedly using Mythos.
- Anthropic's CEO met with White House officials, with President Trump indicating a potential deal between Anthropic and the DOD is possible.