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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged that the company’s recent deal with the U.S. Department of Defense appeared ‘opportunistic and sloppy.’ The agreement was initially rushed following a breakdown in talks between the Defense Department and AI competitor Anthropic PBC. Altman stated that OpenAI would revise the terms to ensure that its tools are not used for domestic surveillance and that intelligence agencies like the NSA cannot rely on OpenAI services. This move was part of an effort to clarify the company’s principles and address public backlash, as many users began switching from ChatGPT to Anthropic’s Claude in app stores.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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