Anthropic, Palantir, Amazon team up on defense AI
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Palantir and Anthropic are partnering with Amazon Web Services to make Anthropic's Claude models available to U.S. intelligence and defense agencies, the companies announced Thursday.
Why it matters: As Washington rushes to bring AI to every nook and cranny of government, companies that have already mastered the public sector's complex contracting requirements have a leg-up.
The companies said in a release that access to the Claude models from within Palantir's data analytics platform will help agencies with tasks like:
- "processing vast amounts of complex data rapidly,
- elevating data driven insights,
- identifying patterns and trends more effectively,
- streamlining document review and preparation,
- and helping U.S. officials to make more informed decisions in time-sensitive situations while preserving their decision-making authorities."
Between the lines: Contractors providing software services to government agencies, particularly in high-security applications, need to be accredited under a variety of classifications.
- Claude will be available via one of Palantir's most strictly vetted systems, rated Impact Level 6 (or IL6) and hosted on AWS.
The big picture: Anthropic is a major rival to OpenAI, and Amazon is a key investor.
- Palantir is a big-data platform that has primarily served government and defense customers. Co-founder Joe Lonsdale is a prominent supporter of President-elect Trump.
Zoom out: The public sector AI gold rush is on.
- Meta's open-source Llama model is also being put to work in the Pentagon world, with Scale AI offering a version called Defense Llama.
