OpenAI Secures DoD Agreement For Classified Deployment

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said late Friday that the company agreed with the Department of Defense to deploy its AI models on the agency's classified network under specific safety restrictions. The announcement followed President Trump's directive to cease using Anthropic and the Pentagon's designation of Anthropic as a "supply-chain risk." OpenAI said terms include bans on domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, plus technical safeguards and on-site personnel; Anthropic plans to legally challenge the designation.