Pentagon plans secure facilities for AI firms like OpenAI, xAI to train models on classified military data; raises risks of leaking sensitive intelligence across defense departments with different clearance levels.

The Pentagon is planning for AI companies to train on classified data, defense official says

The generative AI models used in classified environments can answer questions but don't currently learn from the data they see. That could soon change.Stephanie Arnett/MIT Technology Review | Adobe Stock The Pentagon is discussing plans to set up secure environments for generative AI companies to train military-specific versions of their models on classified data, MIT Technology Review has learned. AI models like Anthropic’s Claude are already used to answer questions in classified settings; a...