Sam Altman, CEO of artificial intelligence company OpenAI, said on Friday that domestic mass surveillance will be banned Conditions are artificially reserved This was one of the most important security principles of its agreement with the U.S. War Department.
Sam Altman in a big announcement on X OpenAI has reached an agreement Working with the U.S. Department of War (DoW) to deploy its artificial intelligence models within the department’s classified networks.
“Tonight we reached an agreement with the Department of War to deploy our models within their classified network,” Altman wrote.
The deal was struck after President Donald Trump The U.S. government was told on Friday to stop using Anthropic’s technology “immediately” after the artificial intelligence startup rejected the Pentagon’s request to agree to unconditional military use of its Cloud model.
Anthropic has vowed to sue over “intimidation” and insists its technology should not be used for mass surveillance of U.S. citizens or deployed in fully autonomous weapons systems.
What is the deal between OpenAI and DoW?
Security Principles in the Agreement
Altman emphasized that the arrangement incorporates OpenAI’s core security principles directly into the terms of deployment. “AI security and the broad distribution of benefits are core to our mission,” he said, adding that the Defense Department agreed with two of its key principles, including a ban on domestic mass surveillance.
“Two of our most important security principles are the prohibition of domestic mass surveillance and human responsibility for the use of force, including autonomous weapons systems. The Department of Defense agrees with these principles, reflects them in law and policy, and we incorporate them into our agreements,” Altman said on X.
Altman further noted, “In all of our interactions, the Department of Defense demonstrates a deep respect for security and a desire to work together to achieve the best possible outcome.”
Technical assurance and controlled deployment
Sam Altman said that in addition to policy coordination, OpenAI will implement additional technical controls.
“We will also build in technical safeguards to ensure that our models function as they should, which is what the Department of Defense wants,” Altman said. “We will deploy FDE to help our models and ensure they are secure, and we will only deploy on cloud networks.”
Call for equal conditions for AI companies
Altman said OpenAI is urging the War Department to standardize the same contract conditions across the AI ​​industry.
“We’re asking the Department of Defense to provide these same terms to all AI companies, and we think everyone should be willing to accept them,” he said.
While Altman didn’t explicitly mention Anthropic or Trump in the
At the end of his speech, Altman reiterated open artificial intelligence The stated mission: “We remain committed to serving all of humanity to the best of our ability. The world is a complex, confusing, and sometimes dangerous place.”
at the same time, Anthropic conditions get pushback from Pentagon The company says it operates within the law and that contract suppliers cannot set terms on how its products are used.
Writing on Truth Social, Trump blasted Anthropic as a “woke company”: “I am directing every federal agency in the United States Government to immediately stop using Anthropic’s technology. We don’t need it, we don’t want it, and we will never do business with them again!”
Trump added: “Humankind had better come together and help during this phase-out period, or I will use the full power of the President to make them comply, with significant civil and criminal consequences to follow.”
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