OpenAI to Sell AI to US Agencies Through Amazon Cloud Unit, the Information Reports

Reuters03-17

March 17 (Reuters) - OpenAI has signed ​a new deal to sell ‌access to its AI model to U.S. defense and government agencies ​through Amazon's cloud unit ​for classified and unclassified work, the ⁠Information reported on Tuesday.

Amazon shares rose 1.3% in morning trading.

The ​contract enables OpenAI to support ​the Pentagon under a deal it secured late last month, after the agency ​dropped its previous AI ​provider, Anthropic, the report said.

OpenAI and Amazon ‌did ⁠not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.

Claude maker Anthropic's relationship with the U.S. government ​collapsed in ​February ⁠after the firm refused to allow unrestricted military ​use of its AI, ​particularly ⁠for domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons, following which the Pentagon ⁠labelled ​it a "supply chain ​risk".

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