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OpenAI has announced a significant agreement with the United States Department of Defense to deploy its artificial intelligence models within the military’s classified networks. This move follows the recent decision by President Donald Trump to blacklist competitor Anthropic from government contracts due to its refusal to lift restrictions on AI technologies that prevent mass surveillance and the use of autonomous weapons. OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman highlighted that the agreement includes key safety principles, such as prohibitions on domestic mass surveillance and requirements for human oversight in the deployment of force. OpenAI is set to work closely with the Department of Defense to ensure the secure and ethical application of its AI models.