Pentagon AI chief confirms DOD's expanded use of Google, says reliance on one model 'never a good thing'
Pentagon AI chief Cameron Stanley confirmed the Department of Defense is expanding its use of Google's Gemini AI model for classified projects, while also working with OpenAI and other vendors to avoid overreliance on a single provider. The move follows the DOD's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk, a decision currently under legal challenge. Despite a court split allowing Anthropic to work with other agencies, it remains excluded from DOD contracts for now. Stanley emphasized that AI adoption is saving thousands of man hours and improving efficiency for military operations.
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Pentagon AI chief Cameron Stanley confirmed to CNBC that the Department of Defense is expanding its use of Google's Gemini artificial intelligence model, about two months after the DOD dropped Anthropic, designating it as a supply chain risk. The DOD is using Google's latest model for classified projects, according to a person with knowledge of the matter who asked not to be named because the specifics of the arrangement aren't public. The Information earlier reported that Google had signed a deal with the DOD for classified work, citing a person familiar with the matter.In addition to Gemini, the Pentagon is also working with OpenAI and other vendors to modernize wartime capabilities, Stanley told CNBC in a video interview."Overreliance on one vendor is never a good thing," he said.
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