US EditionSam Altman says OpenAI agrees with Anthropic’s red lines in Pentagon dispute
Sam Altman commits OpenAI to Anthropic’s AI use limits, opposing mass surveillance and autonomous weapons while pursuing Pentagon contract with strict safeguards.
- Sam Altman, in an internal memo, said OpenAI will adopt Anthropic's red lines prohibiting AI for mass surveillance and autonomous lethal weapons.
- The Pentagon insisted its contractors accept use for "all lawful purposes," and Anthropic faced a 5:01pm on Friday deadline to drop its guardrails or lose a $200 million contract.
- Seeking compromise, OpenAI proposed cloud confinement, continuous monitoring and security‑cleared researchers to enforce red lines while Altman said it still seeks a classified environments deal.
- Industry-Wide alignment would mean the Pentagon's effort to replace Anthropic faces complications, as OpenAI shares Anthropic's red lines and confirmed this stance to media.
- Altman urged de‑escalation, said he trusts Anthropic's safety focus and wrote 'This is a case where it's important to me that we do the right thing, not the easy thing that looks strong but is disingenuous', signaling a push to resolve talks.
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OpenAI's CEO claims its new defense contract includes protections addressing the same issues that became a flashpoint for Anthropic.
OpenAI agreed to implement its own artificial intelligence models in the U.S. Department of Defence's confidential network after its Anthropic rival saw its relationship with the Pentagon due to concerns with surveillance and autonomous weapons.
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced this Friday that it has secured an agreement with the Pentagon to provide artificial intelligence tools for use in classified systems. “In all our interactions, the War Department showed a deep respect for security and a desire to partner to achieve the best possible result,” wrote OpenAI Executive Director Sam Altman, on its social networks, hours after stressing that OpenAI shares similar principle…
After the feud with the AI company Anthropic, the Pentagon seems to have helped quickly. A deal with the rival OpenAI seems to be in dry cloths.
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