# Google Pitched Pentagon Defense Work While Anthropic Was Fighting for AI Safeguards

- slug: google-pitched-pentagon-defense-work-while-anthropic-was-fighting-for-ai-safeguards
- date: 2026-03-20
- category: Artificial Intelligence

Victoria Kurganov met with top DoD officials in February, telling associates Google is 'open for defense business' — a direct pitch for the kind of defense work Anthropic has been pushed out of.

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