Leading AI developers are locked in high-risk races, not only to build cutting-edge models, but also to secure scarce chips and strengthen connections with Washington. Earlier this month, Openai made headlines by offering nominal $1 to the U.S. executive. The company announced today (August 12) that its rival Humans, rivals of Humans, are now also offering its technology for free to all three federal branches.
“America’s AI leadership requires our government agencies to use the most capable and secure AI tools,” Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of Humanity, said in a statement. “By providing expanded Claude access across all three branches of the government, we are helping the federal workforce leverage the capabilities of Frontier AI to maintain our competitive advantage and better serve the American people.”
Under the plan, the implementation, legislative and judicial branches will be able to use Anthropic’s Claude Chatbot for $1 per year. The package includes Claude for Enterprise and Claude for Commange, which is certified for FedRamp high workloads that handle sensitive but unclassified information.
Government agencies are already using human technology. The District of Columbia Department of Health has previously used Claude to provide multilingual health services, and more than 10,000 researchers and scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory rely on Claude to enhance its work.
Openai’s early $1 deal covered Chatgpt Enterprise for the executive branch, as well as 60-day unlimited access to advanced features and training courses to help federal workers integrate the tool into their workflow.
Both companies’ announcements added anthropomorphism, OpenAI and Google shortly after the General Services Administration, its approved AI vendor list to simplify federal contracted services. Google has not unveiled government plans yet.
Together with Elon Musk’s XAI, all three companies have recently been awarded a contract of up to $200 million by the Office of Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence of the Department of Defense. Protocol missions They apply AI to national security challenges.
In recent months, Silicon Valley’s top AI companies have been adding government-centric products. In June, Anthropic launched the Claude Gov, a model tailored to the U.S. national security app. Xai followed closely behind in July, providing government customers with its own AI products. Openai launched its “OpenAi Government” program in June and plans to open its first Washington, D.C. office next year.
