OpenAI strikes Pentagon AI deal hours after President Trump orders federal agencies to phase out rival Anthropic over military AI safety concerns and policies.

Hours after its competitor was punished, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that his company struck a deal with the Pentagon to supply its AI to classified military networks.

Anthropic, the AI company behind the chatbot Claude, has raised concerns about the use of technology for surveillance and autonomous weapons.

Trump's directive comes amid a dispute between the AI giant and the Department of Defense.

The actions mark an extraordinary rebuke against one of the premier companies that has kept the US in the lead on national security-critical AI.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said it has reached an agreement with the US Department of Defense to deploy its artificial intelligence models within the Pentagon's classified network following a dispute

OpenAI said Friday it struck a deal for the Pentagon to use its models in the US defense agency's classified network, with "safeguards," after President Donald Trump blacklisted AI rival

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on X that his company has come to terms with the Defense Department for use of its models.