Intercept obtains 400+ pages of Pentagon AI contracts with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI
ShakeelHashim · x · 2026-09-09
Via a FOIA lawsuit, The Intercept obtained 400+ pages of contract documents from the July 2025 DoD deals with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and xAI, each worth up to $200M to build military AI prototypes. The trove includes a redacted copy of OpenAI's classified deployment agreement signed during the DOD/Anthropic showdown, illuminating the intimate ties between Big Tech and the Pentagon.
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