OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon, hours after rival Anthropic was blacklisted by Trump

NoodlesOrTokens · 2026-02-28T04:17:53+00:00

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced an agreement with the Department of Defense to utilize the company’s AI models in a classified network, following President Trump’s decision against collaboration with AI competitor Anthropic.

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2026-02-28 04:17:53

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Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said late Friday that his company has agreed to terms with the Department of Defense on use of its artificial intelligence models shortly after President Donald Trump said the government won’t work with AI rival Anthropic.

“Tonight, we reached an agreement with the Department of War to deploy our models in their classified network,” Altman wrote in a post on X. “In all of our interactions, the DoW displayed a deep respect for safety and a desire to partner to achieve the best possible outcome.”

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