Anthropic's new AI models for classified info are already in use by US gov

Roughly five weeks before President Donald Trump announces his administration's AI policy, major AI companies are continuing to strengthen their ties to government -- specifically for national security customers. 

On Thursday, Anthropic announced Claude Gov, a family of models "exclusively for US national security customers," it said in the release. Claude Gov is intended for everything from operations to intelligence and threat analysis, and is designed to interpret classified documents and defense contexts. It also features improved language and dialect proficiency as well as enhanced interpretation of cybersecurity data. 

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"The models are already deployed by agencies at the highest level of US national security, and access to these models is limited to those who operate in such classified environments," the company said. 

Developed with feedback from Anthropic's government users, the company ...