The US Department of Defence awarded contracts of up to $200 million to OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and xAI to advance AI technology for national security.
The contracts aim to develop workflows involving semi-autonomous AI bots to tackle national security challenges.
The Pentagon is focused on adopting AI to support warfighters and maintain strategic advantage over adversaries, according to DoD chief digital and AI officer Doug Matty.
US government agencies are increasingly utilizing AI tools, with xAI launching Grok for Government to provide AI models for federal, state, local, and national security customers.