Google approves Pentagon to use AI tools in classified settings

Google has authorized the U.S. War Department to use its artificial-intelligence tools in classified environments.

The agreement accelerates the Pentagon’s aggressive push to embed AI deeply into core military operations and decision-making systems.

It makes Google the third major AI company to reach such a deal in recent weeks, following OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI.

The arrangement allows Google’s AI to be deployed in all lawful scenarios. It was structured as an amendment to an existing contract and includes language stating the tools are not intended for domestic mass surveillance or autonomous weapons.