OpenAI sweeps in to ink deal with Pentagon as Anthropic is designated a ‘supply chain risk’-an unprecedented action likely to crimp its growth

Anthropic said it would challenge the Pentagon’s decision, which outside experts said may be illegal. But the damage to its business may already be done.

OpenAI announced late Friday it reached a deal for the Pentagon to use its AI models in classified systems, just hours after the U.S. government designated OpenAI arch-rival Anthropic a “supply chain risk” in a move that threatens to deal a serious b… [7263 chars]

Source: NewsBreak | Published: 2026-02-28T15:45:23Z

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