Tech & AI

Pentagon Contracts Eight Big Tech Firms; Anthropic Excluded

On May 1st, the Pentagon signed AI contracts with eight major technology companies while excluding Anthropic. Ethics and use-restriction clauses emerged as key sticking points.

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