OpenAI to sell AI to US agencies through Amazon cloud unit, the Information reports
AmazonAmazon(US:AMZN) Reuters·2026-03-17 13:12

Group 1 - OpenAI has signed a deal to provide access to its AI model to U.S. defense and government agencies through Amazon's cloud unit for both classified and unclassified work [1][2] - The contract allows OpenAI to support the Pentagon after it replaced its previous AI provider, Anthropic, which was dropped due to its refusal to permit unrestricted military use of its AI [2][3] - Anthropic's relationship with the U.S. government deteriorated after it declined to allow its AI for domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons, leading the Pentagon to label it a "supply chain risk" [3]

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