Scale AI announces multimillion-dollar defense deal, a major step in U.S. military automation
- Scale AI has partnered with the Department of Defense to use AI agents for U.S. military planning and operations.
- "Thunderforge" is the DOD's flagship program and will work with Anduril, Microsoft and others to develop and deploy AI agents.
- It's a multimillion-dollar deal, according to a source familiar with the situation.
Scale AI on Wednesday announced a deal with the Department of Defense for a flagship AI agent program, a significant move in the controversial military use of artificial intelligence.
The AI giant, which provides training data to key AI players like OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Meta, has been awarded a prototype contract from the Defense Department for "Thunderforge," the DOD's "flagship program" to use AI agents for U.S. military planning and operations, according to the releases.
It's a multimillion-dollar deal, according to a source familiar with the situation, who requested anonymity due to the confidential nature of the contract.