"We shouldn't have rushed to get this out on Friday, Altman wrote. The issues are super complex, and demand clear communication. We were genuinely trying to de-escalate things and avoid a much worse outcome, but I think it just looked opportunistic and sloppy."
"OpenAI, which has more than 900 million users of ChatGPT, made the deal almost immediately after the Pentagon's existing AI contractor, Anthropic, was dropped. Anthropic had insisted using these systems for mass domestic surveillance is incompatible with democratic values, leading the US president, Donald Trump, to call Anthropic leftwing nut jobs."
"The contract prompted fears the San Francisco startup's AI could be used for domestic mass surveillance but its boss, Sam Altman, said on Monday night the startup would explicitly bar its technology from being used for that purpose or being deployed by defence department intelligence agencies such as the National Security Agency (NSA)."
OpenAI amended its hastily arranged agreement to supply AI to the US Department of War following backlash over potential domestic surveillance applications. CEO Sam Altman admitted the Friday announcement was rushed and poorly communicated, appearing opportunistic after the Pentagon dropped Anthropic as its AI contractor. Anthropic had refused to support mass domestic surveillance, citing incompatibility with democratic values, prompting President Trump to label them as leftwing and direct the government to cease using their technology. OpenAI's revised deal now explicitly prohibits its AI from being used for domestic mass surveillance or by intelligence agencies like the NSA. The original contract sparked significant public backlash, with users launching delete ChatGPT campaigns on social media platforms, while Anthropic's Claude chatbot surged to the top of Apple's App Store.
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