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title: "Classified Estimates Show the NSA Is Paying Billions to Test AI Models"
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# Classified Estimates Show the NSA Is Paying Billions to Test AI Models

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**Published:** 2026-09-25T15:27:35.000Z
**Category:** Funding
**Topics:** funding

## Summary

The price tag is significantly higher than previously known\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.washingtonsun.com/technology/classified-estimates-nsa-paying-billions-to-test-ai-models>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49845952>)