OpenAI announces Pentagon deal after Trump bans Anthropic

Shortly after the president's ban of artificial intelligence company Anthropic, rival OpenAI announced it had done a deal with the Defense Department to provide its technology for classified networks.

OpenAI announces Pentagon deal after Trump bans Anthropic
The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington.

Shortly after the president's ban of artificial intelligence company Anthropic, rival OpenAI announced it had done a deal with the Defense Department to provide its technology for classified networks.

(Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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