The Pentagon signs contracts with Nvidia, Microsoft and AWS to implement artificial intelligence in secret networks

Arrangements after landing Google, SpaceXand OpenAIUS Department of Defense he said on Friday, Nvidia signed deals with Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and Reflection AI that allow them to deploy their AI technologies and models on their private networks for “legitimate operational use.”

“These agreements will accelerate the transformation of the United States military to become the first AI-powered combat force and strengthen the ability of our warfighters to maintain decision superiority in all areas of war,” the statement said.

The deals come as the US Defense Department accelerates the diversification of AI vendors after a controversial incident. Debate with Anthropic It exceeds the terms of use of AI models. The Pentagon wanted unrestricted use of Anthropic’s AI tools, but the AI ​​lab insisted on safeguards to prevent Anthropic’s technology from being used for local mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.

Although Anthropic in March, the two are currently battling it out in court won the command Against the Pentagon’s decision to call the company a “supply chain risk.”

“The Department will continue to build an architecture that prevents lock-in by AI vendors and provides long-term flexibility for the Joint Force,” the statement said. “Access to diverse AI capabilities from the resilient American technology stack will give warfighters the tools they need to move with confidence and protect the nation from any threat.”

DOD said the companies’ AI devices and models will be deployed in Impact Level 6 (IL6) and Impact Level 7 (IL7) environments to “facilitate data synthesis, enhance situational awareness, and improve warfighter decision-making.” IL6 and IL7 are high-level security classifications for data and information systems that are considered critical to national security and require that these systems be physically protected through strict access controls and audits.

The Pentagon says more than 1.3 million DOD employees have used its secure enterprise platform for generative AI to date. GenAI.milprovides access to large language models (LLM) and other AI tools in government-approved cloud environments. It is primarily designed to assist with unclassified tasks such as research, document drafting, and data analysis.