The U.S. Department of Defense awarded up to $200 million in contracts to four major AI companies - Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and xAI - to develop artificial intelligence capabilities for national security applications. The DoD's Chief Digital and AI Office aims to accelerate AI adoption to address critical security challenges and maintain strategic advantage. Elon Musk's xAI simultaneously launched Grok for Government, making its AI models available to federal agencies through GSA procurement channels. This follows OpenAI's previous $200 million DoD contract and partnership with defense startup Anduril for national security missions.
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