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OpenAI amends US defense AI contract to bar domestic surveillance and intelligence-agency deployment
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On Monday night, Sam Altman said OpenAI is amending its deal to supply AI to the US Department of War to explicitly bar use for domestic mass surveillance and deployment by defense department intelligence agencies such as the NSA.
Why Now
OpenAI entered a deal to supply artificial intelligence to the US Department of War. After concerns were raised about domestic mass surveillance, Sam Altman said the company would amend the contract. The amendment would explicitly prohibit OpenAI’s technology from being used for domestic mass surveillance. It would also bar deployment by defense department intelligence agencies, including the National Security Agency (NSA).
Impact
- • Contract terms would explicitly restrict domestic mass surveillance use of OpenAI technology.
- • Contract terms would explicitly restrict use by defense department intelligence agencies (including the NSA).
Who Recalculates
- • Defense department procurement and program offices
- • Defense department intelligence agencies (e.g., NSA)
- • OpenAI contract and compliance teams
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