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.' Pentagon CTO claims separate statute keeps designation in force.
Source: The Hill ↗RSP v3.0 removed hard safety commitment. Co-founder Jared Kaplan: 'competitors are blazing ahead.'
CMS security lapse: Fortune discovered ~3,000 unpublished assets publicly accessible, including unreleased model 'Claude Mythos' details.
Robotics lead Caitlin Kalinowski resigned over Pentagon deal.
Source: Built In ↗ChatGPT ads expand to Canada, Australia, New Zealand.
$10B funding extension from a16z, MGX, others.
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 ↗Dutch court issues injunction on Grok with €100,000/day fines over deepfake images.
Baltimore becomes first US city to sue over Grok deepfakes.
Nationwide class action filed over deepfake images.
EU Statement of Objections over WhatsApp ban on third-party AI chatbots.
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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