Changelog
Monthly tracker of AI company policy changes, military contracts, funding rounds, and reversals.
March 2026
Federal judge blocked Pentagon supply chain risk designation in 43-page ruling. Called government actions 'Orwellian' and 'designed to punish.' Also blocked Trump's order to cease Claude use. Government has 7 days to appeal.
Source: The Hill ↗Robotics lead Caitlin Kalinowski resigned over Pentagon deal.
Source: Built In ↗Filed lawsuits challenging 'supply chain risk' designation. 30+ rival employees filed amicus brief.
Source: Axios ↗Launched Forge: fully on-premises enterprise AI.
100+ DeepMind employees signed letter opposing Pentagon contracts.
Source: Web And IT News ↗February 2026
Raised $110B at $840B valuation. Largest private round in history.
Source: Crunchbase News ↗Pentagon classified deal signed. Altman admitted it was 'rushed.'
Source: NPR ↗Refused Pentagon's 'any lawful use' demand. Designated 'supply chain risk.' Trump ordered agencies to stop using Claude.
Source: NPR ↗Raised $30B at $380B. $14B ARR. Claude surged past ChatGPT in app stores.
Source: CNBC ↗Approved as second company for classified Pentagon use.
Source: NPR ↗France-Germany sovereign AI partnership announced with SAP.
Source: TechRepublic ↗January 2026
French Ministry of Defense framework agreement signed.
Source: TechRepublic ↗Introduced targeted advertising to free ChatGPT.
February 2025
Quietly lifted internal ban on AI for weapons and surveillance.
Source: MLQ AI News ↗November 2024
Reversed military ban. Now provides Llama to Pentagon, Lockheed Martin, Palantir, Anduril.
Source: TechCrunch ↗Stay informed
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