Sources: WH approved a $9B request to acquire advanced AI chips for spy agencies; Anthropic is finalizing a classified contract for NSA to keep using its tools
The C.I.A. and N.S.A. cannot fully deploy the latest models on their classified systems because of a shortage of cutting-edge chips.
More: U.S. officials said Anthropic and the government are finalizing a classified contract that would allow the NSA to maintain access to Anthropic products despite supply-chain designation. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New: White House has approved a secret $9 billion request to supply more top-shelf A.I. chips to NSA and CIA amid concerns of a shortage. w/ @julianbarnes https://www.nytimes.com/...
I once said the whole Anthropic as a state risk would play out just like Lenovo. People got very mad because they didn't know what they didn't know. — Anyway, who could've seen this coming [embedded post]