# Google says it has signed a deal to provide the Pentagon with its artificial intelligence models.

*genai · news · 2026-04-28 · The New York Times*

## Key points

- Google has signed a deal to provide its A.I. models to the Pentagon for classified work.
- The Pentagon's deal with Google allows use of A.I. for any lawful governmental purpose.
- Anthropic was effectively banned from federal work after refusing to relax guardrails for autonomous weapons.
- Anthropic has sued the Pentagon over its 'supply chain risk' designation and seeks a compromise.

**Companies:** Google, OpenAI, xAI, Anthropic
**Countries:** United States

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