Sam Altman: OpenAI Reaches Agreement with War Department to Deploy Models on Secret Network

PANews reported on February 28th that OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman stated on X that OpenAI has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of War to deploy its models on its classified network. The agreement explicitly prohibits their use for domestic mass surveillance and emphasizes that any use of force (including potential autonomous weapons systems) must adhere to the principle of "human responsibility." OpenAI stated that it will build technical security safeguards for this deployment, run the models only on its cloud network, and deploy FDEs to participate in model security work. OpenAI indicated that it has called on the Department of War to offer similar terms to other AI companies, replacing legal and regulatory conflicts with agreements.