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How OpenAI caved to the Pentagon on AI surveillance

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OpenAI's Sam Altman announced the company successfully negotiated new terms with the Pentagon for AI-surveillance applications, amid tensions between the Department of Defense and Anthropic. The U.S. government blacklisted Anthropic for maintaining strict boundaries against military mass surveillance use. OpenAI's agreement suggests a shift in AI governance, raising important questions about corporate responsibility, government oversight, and ethical implications of deploying surveillance...