OpenAI reveals more details about its agreement with the Pentagon

By CEO Sam Altman’s own admission, OpenAI’s deal with the Department of Defense was “definitely rushed,” and “the optics don’t look good.” After negotiations between Anthropic and the Pentagon fell through, President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s technology after a six-month transition period, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth designated the AI company a supply-chain risk.

OpenAI then announced it had reached a deal to deploy models in classified environments. The company published a blog post laying out three clear limits on use: mass domestic surveillance, autonomous weapon systems, and “high-stakes automated decisions (e.g. systems such as ‘social credit’).” OpenAI said its agreement protects those red lines through a multi-layered approach rather than relying primarily on usage policies.

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