US government is giving leading AI companies a bunch of cash for military applications

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By Lawrence BonkJul 14, 2025, 2:53 pm278 ptsTrending
The US Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) is handing out millions of dollars to the leading AI companies to develop military applications. Each of these "awards" are worth up to $200 million, with Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI on the receiving end. The agency notes that this money will…

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