Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development

Anthropic, Palantir, AWS to Build AI for US Defense

Palantir, Anthropic and Amazon Web Services have partnered to build an artificial intelligence platform for use by U.S. defense and intelligence agencies.

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As part of the partnership, the companies will integrate Anthropic's AI models Claude 3 and 3.5 with Palantir's AI platform, hosted on Amazon Web Services.

The platform will enable the government to "make more informed decisions in time-sensitive situations while preserving their decision-making authorities," while reducing data processing periods, identifying patterns and trends and streamlining document reviews, the companies asserted.

Palantir and AWS are can process and store in their clouds classified data up to the secret security clearance level.

The announcement comes days after Meta said it reworked its acceptable use policy prohibiting the use of its AI models for military, warfare or espionage, in order to allow for the U.S. national security use (see: Meta Loosens AI Rules for US Military Use).

Anthropic's acceptable use policy has no such restrictions, with the company announcing its intention to serve government customers months ago.

The Biden administration in October published a national security memorandum laying out a framework for national security use of the technology - although it's unknown whether the administration's stated goal of ensuring AI is free from bias and implemented with human oversight will continue when Donald Trump assumes the presidency on Jan. 20 (see: Biden Administration Seeks National Security Edge in AI).