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Sam Altman says the DOD affirmed that OpenAI's tools wouldn't be used by agencies like the NSA, and services to them would need a further contract modification (Dylan Butts/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/03/openai-sam-altman-pentag…

OpenAI's Altman admits defense deal 'looked opportunistic and sloppy' amid backlash
Sam Altman says that OpenAI "shouldn't have rushed" its deal with the Defense Department and was making "some additions."

In an all-hands meeting, Sam Altman said OpenAI does not "get to make operational decisions" regarding how its technology is used by the Department of Defense (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/03/sam-altman-t…

Sam Altman tells OpenAI staffers that military's 'operational decisions' are up to the government
In an all-hands meetings with OpenAI employees on Tuesday, CEO Sam Altman said his company doesn't get to choose how the military uses its technology.

OpenAI is amending its hastily arranged deal to supply artificial intelligence to the US Department of War (DoW) after the ChatGPT owner’s chief executive admitted it looked 🔸“opportunistic and sloppy”.
The contract prompted fears the San Francisco startup’s AI could be used for ♦️domestic mass surveillance but its boss, Sam Altman, said on Monday night the startup would explicitly bar its technology from being used for that purpose
or being deployed by defence department intelli…

Is Sam relying on AI to craft business strategies and contract docs? Inquiring minds etc
OpenAI amends Pentagon deal as Sam Altman admits it looks ‘sloppy’
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/03/openai-pent…

Is Sam relying on AI to craft business strategies and contract docs? Inquiring minds etc
OpenAI amends Pentagon deal as Sam Altman admits it looks ‘sloppy’
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/03/openai-pent…

The press is warning about Iranian cyber attacks that aren't happening, while overlooking the real story of US and Israeli cyber action.
Don't miss today's Metacurity for more on this important story and other critical infosec developments you should know, including
--Google warns that US government-originated iPhone hacking kit has spread to Russian intel,
--Altman calls the backlash to Pentagon deal 'really painful,'
--Defense contractors expecte…

The Iran war has a cyber story. It's not the one you're reading
Google warns that US government-originated iPhone hacking kit has spread to Russian intel, Altman calls the backlash to Pentagon deal 'really painful,' Defense contractors expected to jettison Anthropic, CBP is tracking people through online advertising, much more

Sam Altman says "the democratic process must stay in control, and we must democratize AI" and no private company should decide the fate of the world (Sam Altman/@sama)
https://x.com/sama/status/2028642231138353299

Sam Altman (@sama) on X
(I also would like to share this, which I wrote after thinking a little more.) There is a lot we will talk about in the coming days, but since this is one of the first "real deal" decisions we have faced, I wanted to share a few things that have been heavily on my mind the past

Sam Altman says rushing the DOD deal was wrong as "the issues are super complex, and demand clear communication" but we were "trying to de-escalate things" (Katherine Li/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-ame

Sam Altman says OpenAI will tweak its Pentagon deal after surveillance backlash
Sam Altman posted an internal memo that OpenAI is working with the Pentagon to "make some additions" to their agreement.

All-hands: Sam Altman defended OpenAI's DOD deal, saying it was the right decision with "extremely difficult brand consequences and very negative" short-term PR (Berber Jin/Wall Street Journal)
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Sources: OpenAI agreed to follow laws that have allowed for mass surveillance in the past, and the DOD didn't budge from its demands over bulk analyzing data (Hayden Field/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-int

How OpenAI caved to the Pentagon on AI surveillance
Amidst fallout from a dramatic standoff between the Department of Defense and Anthropic, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a new contract with the Pentagon. But everything wasn’t what it seemed.