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fromwww.nytimes.com
2 weeks ago

Video: The Consumer Backlash to OpenAI

OpenAI's Pentagon contract acceptance after Anthropic's rejection over AI safety concerns has sparked consumer backlash, though historical precedent suggests public outcry rarely impacts major tech companies' business operations.
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

OpenAI Is Opening the Door to Government Spying

In a widely leaked internal memo that Sam Altman sent last Thursday night, a copy of which I obtained, the OpenAI CEO said that he would seek "red lines" to prevent the Pentagon from using OpenAI products for mass domestic surveillance and autonomous lethal weapons. These were ostensibly the very same limits that Anthropic had demanded and that had infuriated the Pentagon, leading Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to declare the company a supply-chain risk.
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