"Consistent with applicable laws, including the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, National Security Act of 1947, FISA Act of 1978, the AI system shall not be intentionally used for domestic surveillance of U.S. persons and nationals. For the avoidance of doubt, the Department understands this limitation to prohibit deliberate tracking, surveillance, or monitoring of U.S. persons or nationals, including through the procurement or use of commercially acquired personal or identifiable information."
"Altman has also claimed in the memo that the agency affirmed that its services will not be used by its intelligence agencies, including the NSA, without a modification to their contract. He added that if he received what he believed was an unconstitutional order, he would rather go to jail than follow it."
"The OpenAI CEO has admitted in the memo that the company shouldn't have rushed to get the deal out on Friday, February 27, since the issues were 'super complex and demand clear communication.' Altman explained that the company was 'trying to de-escalate things and avoid a much worse outcome' but it 'looked opportunistic' in the end."
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the company will modify its Defense Department contract to explicitly prohibit using its AI systems for domestic surveillance of Americans. The amended language references the Fourth Amendment, National Security Act of 1947, and FISA Act of 1978, specifically prohibiting deliberate tracking, surveillance, or monitoring of U.S. persons and nationals, including through commercially acquired personal data. Altman stated the Defense Department affirmed its services will not be used by intelligence agencies like the NSA without contract modifications. Altman also acknowledged the company rushed the initial deal announcement on February 27, calling the issues complex and admitting the timing appeared opportunistic following Trump's order against government use of Anthropic services.
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