OpenAI is officially on the Pentagon’s payroll. The Department of Defence announced a $200 million contract with OpenAI to provide the US government with new artificial intelligence tools, including those used for proactive cyber defense.

The Defense Department has awarded a one-year, $200 million contract to OpenAI for the use of its artificial intelligence models. The department announced the one-year contract on Monday, months after OpenAI said it would collaborate with defense technology startup Anduril to deploy advanced AI systems for “national security missions.

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has secured a massive $200 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to develop artificial intelligence (AI) tools for national security. The Pentagon confirmed that OpenAI will create prototype AI systems to support military operations and administrative tasks across the defense sector.