Monday, May 4, 2026

The A.I. Industry Is Booming. When Will It Actually Make Money? White House considers vetting AI Models as Pentagon inks multiple AI deals

 The A.I. Industry Is Booming. When Will It Actually Make Money?
As Elon Musk sues his former OpenAI partners, A.I. companies are expanding rapidly, but profits are still scarce.

OpenAI president, Greg Brockman, discloses his stake in the company is worth $30B

White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released
The Trump administration, which took a noninterventionist approach to artificial intelligence, is now discussing imposing oversight on A.I. models before they are made publicly available. 

Pentagon Makes Deals With A.I. Companies to Expand Classified Work
The agreements with the technology companies come amid the Defense Department’s dispute with Anthropic. 

The Pentagon had previously confirmed deals with Elon Musk’s xAI, OpenAI and Google. In addition, the Pentagon said it had reached deals with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Nvidia and Reflection AI, a start-up. 

Two figures in suits. 

An aerial view of the Pentagon.