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The U.S. defense and homeland security departments have paid $700 million for AI projects since ChatGPT’s launch

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Robert Skinner, The Department of Defense chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, testifying in March 2024 before House Armed Services Subcommittee. (Credit: Mostafa Bassim—Anadolu/Getty Images)

U.S. defense and security forces are stocking up on artificial intelligence, enlisting hundreds of companies to develop and safety-test new AI algorithms and tools, according to a Fortune analysis.

In the two years since OpenAI released the ChatGPT chatbot, kicking off a global obsession with all things AI, the Department of Defense has awarded roughly $670 million in contracts to nearly 323 companies to work on a range of AI projects. The figures represent a 20% increase from 2021 and 2022, as measured by both the number of companies working with the DOD and the total value of the contracts.

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