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OpenAI Amends Pentagon Contract After Backlash
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OpenAI said on March 3, 2026 that it is amending its new Pentagon contract after public backlash over potential surveillance and military uses. CEO Sam Altman posted an internal memo and said the company will add language barring intentional domestic surveillance and limiting services to Department of War intelligence agencies pending follow-on approvals. The move follows protests and nearly 500 employee objections to the deal.
Key Points
- 1Amends contract: OpenAI adds language barring intentional domestic surveillance and DoW intelligence use.
- 2Responds to public protests and employee objections over surveillance and autonomous-weapons concerns.
- 3Signals stricter contractual limits practitioners must verify when deploying models on classified military networks.
Scoring Rationale
High-impact contractual change reflecting official company response, limited by narrow technical novelty and evolving details.
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