Sam Altman Admits Pentagon Deal Was Rushed, Adds More Safeguards to Contract
3 days ago
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- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman publicly addressed the rushed Pentagon deal on social media, calling it 'sloppy.'
- The deal includes safeguards against mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, similar to what Anthropic had requested.
- Altman amended the contract to explicitly prohibit domestic surveillance of U.S. persons and nationals.
- Altman admitted the rushed deal looked opportunistic and promised better communication in the future.
- OpenAI and Anthropic have been in a heated rivalry, with Anthropic recently surpassing ChatGPT in app downloads.
- Anthropic previously criticized ChatGPT for adding ads, even airing a Super Bowl ad to highlight this.