OpenAI Secures Landmark Pentagon Deal for AI Deployment on Classified Network

• OpenAI announced an agreement with the US Department of Defense to deploy its AI models within the military’s classified network.
• CEO Sam Altman confirmed the deal on X, highlighting the Pentagon's respect for safety and desire for partnership.
• The agreement incorporates OpenAI’s core safety principles: prohibitions on domestic mass surveillance and maintaining human responsibility for the use of force.
• OpenAI will deploy field deployment engineers and ensure models operate on cloud networks with technical safeguards.
• Altman expressed hope the deal could de-escalate tensions between the Pentagon and other AI providers like Anthropic, urging similar terms for all.