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March 1, 2026
OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a US government deal and voiced support for rival Anthropic after Trump cut ties
TL;DR
- OpenAI will provide its AI tools for use in the Pentagon's classified systems.
- The agreement includes safety principles such as prohibitions on domestic mass surveillance and human responsibility for the use of force.
- Technical safeguards and full-disk encryption will be deployed for secure AI model functioning on cloud networks.
- US President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to halt the use of AI systems developed by Anthropic.
- Trump cited concerns over military deployment and Anthropic's attempts to impose conditions on the Pentagon.
- Previously, the Pentagon relied on Anthropic's Claude model, but Anthropic refused full access without specific guarantees.
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