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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Nick Robins-Early and Blake Montgomery

Sam Altman admits OpenAI can’t control Pentagon’s use of AI

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Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, attends a session at the AI Impact summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India, on 19 February 2026. Photograph: Rajat Gupta/EPA

OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, told employees on Tuesday that his company does not control how the Pentagon uses their artificial intelligence products in military operations. Altman’s claims on OpenAI’s lack of input come amid increased scrutiny of how the military uses AI in war and ethics concerns from AI workers over how their technology will be deployed.

“You do not get to make operational decisions,” Altman told employees, according to reports by Bloomberg and CNBC.

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