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Beatrice Nolan

Sam Altman says OpenAI renegotiating ‘opportunistic and sloppy’ deal with the Pentagon

Photo of Sam Altman (Credit: Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images)

OpenAI says it is renegotiating its “rushed” agreement with the Pentagon to add explicit prohibitions on the use of its artificial intelligence for domestic surveillance of American citizens—a provision that addresses one of the most contentious issues in the standoff between the U.S. military and the AI industry.

In an internal memo shared on social media, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company “shouldn’t have rushed” to get the agreement out on Friday. 

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