OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic get green light for civilian AI use in US; soon could power government workdesks

The US government has approved OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic as official vendors for artificial intelligence tools, making it easier for federal agencies to access and use advanced language models.

This announcement comes from the General Services Administration (GSA), the government’s main purchasing body. These AI tools, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Anthropic’s Claude, will now be available through a central federal contracting platform called the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS).

Faster rollout of AI tools

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