US Department of Defense Expands Use of Gemini

The US Department of Defense has expanded the use of Google Gemini to include classified projects. Cameron Stanley, the Department of Defense's AI lead, told CNBC in an interview that Gemini is already being deployed for sensitive work.

• The Department of Defense classified Anthropic as a supply chain risk and suspended its contract.
• Anthropic is contesting this designation, and the DC Court of Appeals did not block the Department of Defense's decision to exclude it.
• A San Francisco court issued a preliminary injunction against a broad government ban on Claude models.
• The Department of Defense said it is also working with other suppliers, including OpenAI, to avoid relying on a single vendor.
• Stanley said the adoption of Gemini is saving thousands of hours of work per week, and Google explained that the technology is used across both classified and unclassified environments for logistics, cybersecurity, translation, and infrastructure protection.
• It was reported that more than 600 Google employees signed a letter opposing participation in classified military projects.