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AI Goes To Washington

Last week Palantir announced they're teaming up with Anthropic and AWS to bring their Claude models to US defense and intelligence agencies.

The partnership will operate through Palantir's AI Platform with Impact Level 6 accreditation - reserved for classified data deemed critical to national security.

The platform aims to support government operations with data processing, pattern recognition, and streamlining document review in classified environments. This marks a notable expansion of AI capabilities in defense operations.

Palantir's CTO Shyam Sankar pointed to their commercial success, citing how one insurance company used their AI platform with Claude to cut a two-week process down to three hours.

Interestingly, just days before, Meta made a similar move. They're now making their Llama models available for national security applications, working with contractors like Lockheed Martin, Oracle, and Palantir. Oracle's already using it for aircraft maintenance docs, while Scale AI is fine-tuning it for specific defense missions.

This shift is significant given the industry's history. In 2018, Google withdrew from Project Maven following employee protests over military AI applications.

Now, major AI companies are actively pursuing defense partnerships - OpenAI is reportedly seeking military contracts, and Meta and Anthropic have formalized their defense sector availability.

The big picture - The defense sector is emerging as a critical market for AI companies, with Brookings Institute reporting a 1,200% increase in AI-related government contracts in March 2024. While the US military maintains a cautious approach to AI adoption, securing classified environment access has become a new competitive frontier for major tech companies.

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AI

• OpenAI acquired chat.com from HubSpot’s Dharmesh Shah, paying in OpenAI shares.

• Two researchers just built a GPT-powered robot arm.

• Google leaked its next AI (accidentally)

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SCIENCE

• There's another universe hiding behind the Big Bang.

• Trump might put a ban on vaccines.

• This device converts CO2 into fuel.

• Turns out, your kidneys and nerves have memory too.

CRYPTO

• BlackRock's bitcoin ETF has surpassed its gold ETF in net assets.

• Detroit will become the largest US city to accept crypto.

• Coinbase's stock surge after Trump election win.

• Magic Labs and Polygon launch a new cross-chain network.

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Stat: 850%. That’s Nvidia’s stock growth since late 2022, propelling it to surpass Apple as the world’s most valuable company amid the AI boom.

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