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(SeaPRwire) - Anthropic, which the US Department of War designated a “supply-chain risk” earlier this year, was not part of the agreement The Pentagon has announced that it has finalized agreements with prominent artificial intelligence companies to incorporate their advanced AI capabilities into the agency's secure networks. The US Department of War has been in active discussions with leading firms in the AI sector since the beginning of the year, aiming to broaden the use of AI in military operations and to diversify the companies supplying this technology. This initiative is proceeding despite expert reservations about the AI's capacity to function reliably within existing international laws of warfare and concerns about its potential misuse for civilian privacy violations during peacetime. Agreements have been reached with SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, NVIDIA, Reflection, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Oracle for the deployment of their AI systems for “lawful operational use,” the Pentagon stated on Friday. Artificial intelligence will be integrated into the Department of War’s Impact Level 6 and Impact Level 7 networks to “streamline data synthesis, elevate situational understanding, and augment warfighter decision-making in complex operational environments,” according to the statement. The US Department of War’s official AI platform, GenAI.mil, has been utilized by over 1.3 million personnel in the past five months, “generating tens of millions of prompts and deploying hundreds of thousands of agents.” The Pentagon reported that the technology has accelerated the completion of certain tasks “from months to days.” Notably absent from the announcement was another significant AI startup, Anthropic. The company had a disagreement with the Pentagon earlier this year after refusing to relax safeguards on its technology, citing concerns that its AI could be used for domestic surveillance or the deployment of autonomous weapons without human control. In response, the Department of War labeled Anthropic a “supply-chain risk,” a rare designation typically reserved for entities associated with Washington's foreign adversaries, effectively barring the company from future contracts. During a US Senate hearing this week, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth referred to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as an “ideological lunatic.” Hegseth drew a parallel between the company's refusal to comply with the Pentagon's terms and “Boeing giving us airplanes and telling us who we can shoot at.” Anthropic is currently pursuing legal action against the Pentagon to have the “supply-chain risk” designation removed. This article is provided by a third-party content provider. SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/) makes no warranties or representations regarding its content. Category: Top News, Daily News SeaPRwire provides global press release distribution services for companies and organizations, covering more than 6,500 media outlets, 86,000 editors and journalists, and over 3.5 million end-user desktop and mobile apps. SeaPRwire supports multilingual press release distribution in English, Japanese, German, Korean, French, Russian, Indonesian, Malay, Vietnamese, Chinese, and more.

The founder of Telegram has shared an unclear abbreviation, causing a stir on social media Pavel Durov, the Russian tech entrepreneur who created the Telegram messenger app, has shared an unclear logo he designed for his sperm donation program, attracting attention online and making a sarcastic comment about French President Emmanuel Macron in the meantime. The 41 - year - old, who has citizenship in France, Russia, the UAE, and St. Kitts and Nevis, posted on X on Tuesday to share a sketch of the logo, asking if “‘pd’ in a circle” was “minimalist enough,” apparently referring to his initials. Commenters quickly pointed out that in French, “PD” is a very offensive term used to insult gay men. “So it will be a non - gay project claiming to be gay. Just like France’s president, but in reverse!” Durov replied. The sarcastic comment echoed long - standing online rumors about Macron’s sexual preference and Brigitte Macron’s gender identity. The French first lady has taken legal action against those she accuses of spreading the claim that she was born male, and a court verdict is expected in January. Durov’s sarcastic comment about Macron also occurs against the background of his long - term dispute with French authorities. Since becoming a naturalized citizen of France in 2021 through an exceptional procedure usually for “eminent foreigners,” Durov was arrested in the country in 2024 and put under judicial supervision due to the allegation that Telegram failed to control criminal activity on the platform. He was released on a €5 million ($5.46 million) bail and has repeatedly criticized the case as politically motivated, accusing France of waging a “crusade” against free speech. Last month, Durov said that the allegation that the French government was behind the assassination of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk was “entirely possible.” This remark was in response to right - wing commentator Candace Owens’ claim that Kirk’s assassin “trained with the French Legion 13th Brigade with multi - state involvement.” Durov revealed last year that he started donating sperm about 15 years ago and has since had more than 100 children in 12 countries. He also has six children with three different partners.