The partnership will enhance analytical capabilities and operational efficiencies in vital government operations, providing powerful AI tools to process and analyze complex data, and improve decision-making processes. Earlier this year, Anthropic brought select Claude models to AWS’ GovCloud, indicating its intention to expand its public-sector client base. Despite some skepticism about the return on investment, there has been a significant increase in AI-related government contracts, with a 1,200% jump noted in a March 2024 analysis by the Brookings Institute.
Key takeaways:
- Anthropic is partnering with Palantir and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide U.S. intelligence and defense agencies access to its Claude family of AI models, which will be operationalized within Palantir’s platform and hosted on AWS.
- The Claude AI models will be used in Palantir's defense-accredited environment, Palantir Impact Level 6 (IL6), which is reserved for systems containing data critical to national security.
- Anthropic has previously brought select Claude models to AWS’ GovCloud, indicating its intention to expand its public-sector client base. The company positions itself as a more safety-conscious vendor than OpenAI.
- Anthropic, which recently expanded to Europe, is reportedly in talks to raise a new round of funding on a valuation of up to $40 billion. To date, the company has raised about $7.6 billion, with Amazon being its largest investor.