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Sam Altman-led OpenAI is facing a backlash after agreeing to let the US Department of Defense use its AI models on a classified government network. According to a website tracking boycott pledges (first reported by Forbes), more than 1.5 million users have left ChatGPT in less than 48 hours following the announcement. The reported exodus…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman asserted employees have no say in US military operations, even after a Pentagon deal for classified AI deployment. The move followed rival Anthropic’s blacklisting, sparking internal and external criticism over timing and optics. Altman emphasized the Pentagon respects OpenAI’s safety measures but retains operational control, while also acknowledging competitors might offer…
OpenAI is amending its Pentagon deal after critics said the original contract didn’t actually ban AI-powered mass surveillance of Americans. CEO Sam Altman added explicit language prohibiting domestic surveillance—including through commercially purchased data—and confirmed NSA use is off the table for now. He also said he’d “rather go to jail” than follow an unconstitutional order,…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes Anthropic’s stricter contract demands led to their Pentagon deal falling apart. While OpenAI secured a contract, Anthropic was labeled a national security risk. Altman highlighted OpenAI’s reliance on technical safeguards over contractual prohibitions for safety in government AI use, aiming to de-escalate industry tensions. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has offered…
The showdown between the Department of War and Anthropic ended on a positive note for OpenAI as the ChatGPT-maker secured a contract with the Pentagon to deploy technology on the department’s classified network. As the dust settles on one of the most dramatic confrontations, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has turned his attention to the tech…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has now pushed back against the criticism of his company’s deal with the US Department of War. Altman insisted that the agreement includes stronger safety guardrails than those Anthropic refused to accept before being backlisted. In a blog post published on Saturday (February 28), OpenAI shared excerpts of its contract language,…
Sam Altman believes people without technical backgrounds can still play a role in OpenAI’s efforts to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI). The CEO of the company behind ChatGPT has regularly discussed AGI in interviews and podcasts, describing it as a long-term objective and outlining his expectations for its timeline. However, several voices across the technology…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly told his employees that rival Anthropic was ‘overreacting’ in its dispute with the US Department of War. A report cited an internal memo sent by Altman to his employees to make this claim. The memo was reportedly sent just hours before OpenAI finalised a deal with the Pentagon to deploy…
OpenAI’s Sam Altman secured a Pentagon deal for classified AI deployment, mirroring Anthropic’s rejected safety terms. While Anthropic faces a “supply-chain risk” label and presidential ire, OpenAI integrated safeguards like human oversight and restricted surveillance into its agreement. This strategic move positions OpenAI favorably, especially with its new Amazon cloud partnership, despite Anthropic’s legal challenge….
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman on Saturday announced that the company has reached an agreement with the US Department of War to deploy its AI models within the authority’s classified network. The development comes at a time when US President Donald Trump has banned every federal agency from using Anthropic.In a post on X, Altman…
