OpenAI strikes a deal with the Defense Department to deploy its AI models

"OpenAI has reached an agreement with the Defense Department to deploy its models in the agency's network, company chief Sam Altman has revealed on X. In his post, he said two of OpenAI's most important safety principles are "prohibitions on domestic mass surveillance and human responsibility for the use of force, including for autonomous weapon systems.""

"US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously threatened to label Anthropic "supply chain risk" if it continues refusing to remove the guardrails on its AI, which are preventing the technology to be used for mass surveillance against Americans and in fully autonomous weapons."

"Jeremy Lewin, the Senior Official Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs, and Religious Freedom, said on X that DoW "references certain existing legal authorities and includes certain mutually agreed upon safety mechanisms" in its contracts. Both OpenAI and xAI agreed to those terms."

OpenAI has secured a Defense Department agreement to deploy its AI models within government networks while maintaining safety guardrails prohibiting domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons use. This agreement follows the Trump administration's order to cease using Anthropic services after the company refused to remove its AI safety protections. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had threatened to label Anthropic a supply chain risk for maintaining these guardrails. The government's agreement with OpenAI includes mutually agreed safety mechanisms, with xAI also accepting similar terms. Anthropic rejected comparable compromise terms, choosing to preserve its safety standards despite government pressure.

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