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OpenAI bags $200M Pentagon contract to explore defense industry AI applications
- OpenAI has secured a $200 million Pentagon contract for a pilot program in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense to develop frontier AI capabilities.
- The DoD confirmed the contract award, with an initial payment of $2 million, for OpenAI to create AI solutions addressing national security challenges.
- The project aims to explore how AI can transform administrative functions like healthcare applications and cyber defense within the DOD.
- OpenAI's AI applications will align with usage policies that prohibit the development or control of weapons systems.
- The U.S. government has shown interest in utilizing AI for defense, with recent contracts awarded to companies like Anduril Industries Inc. and Anthropic PBC.
- OpenAI expressed its willingness to engage in national security areas, highlighting its commitment to exploring AI's potential in defense.
- Executives from OpenAI, Palantir, and Meta Platforms Inc. were sworn into the U.S. Army Reserve to advise on AI military applications.
- OpenAI is involved in Project Stargate, aiming to invest in AI computing infrastructure in the U.S.
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