EXCLUSIVE-Pentagon pushing AI companies to expand on classified networks, sources say
Published on: Feb. 12, 2026, 6:14 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
The Pentagon is pushing the top AI companies including OpenAI and Anthropic to make their artificial-intelligence tools available on classified networks without many of the standard restrictions that the companies apply to users. During a White House event on Tuesday, Pentagon Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael told tech executives that the military is aiming to make the AI models available on both unclassified and classified domains, according to two people familiar with the matter.
