White House Drafts Sweeping AI Policy Memo Targeting National Security Agencies

The White House is drafting a sweeping AI policy memo requiring national security agencies to use multiple AI vendors, while also mandating that AI companies contracting with the Pentagon commit to not interfering with the military's chain of command.

• The White House is preparing a sweeping AI policy memo outlining requirements for artificial intelligence deployment across national security agencies.
• The draft memo urges US agencies to use multiple AI providers to prevent over-reliance on a single vendor, directly addressing tensions at the heart of a dispute between the Pentagon and Anthropic.
• The memo also calls for AI companies contracting with the Department of Defense to commit to not interfering with the military's chain of command, where the president holds final authority.