OpenAI Partners with AWS to Sell AI Products to U.S. Government for Classified and Unclassified Work
Published 2026-03-17Ingested 2026-04-08AI Infrastructure and ComputeHigh
Summary
OpenAI has signed a deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to sell its AI products to the U.S. government for both classified and unclassified work, according to a report from The Information. The partnership follows OpenAI's recent deal with the Pentagon allowing military use of its AI models on classified networks — a win that reportedly came amid tensions between Anthropic and the Defense Department. The move places OpenAI directly on Anthropic's home turf in the government cloud market. Anthro
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