Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago"Cancel ChatGPT" movement goes mainstream after OpenAI closes deal with U.S. Department of War — as Anthropic refuses to surveil American citizenswww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square239linkfedilinkarrow-up12.05Karrow-down117cross-posted to: fuck_ai@lemmy.world
arrow-up12.03Karrow-down1external-link"Cancel ChatGPT" movement goes mainstream after OpenAI closes deal with U.S. Department of War — as Anthropic refuses to surveil American citizenswww.windowscentral.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square239linkfedilinkcross-posted to: fuck_ai@lemmy.world
minus-squareKissaki@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoDid they make contracts with them?
minus-squareInternetPerson@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoThey have multiple contracts in the military sector. For example: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-wins-200m-contract-with-us-department-of-defense/ https://defensescoop.com/2025/12/09/genai-mil-platform-dod-commercial-ai-models-agentic-tools-google-gemini/ https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2022/12/amazon-google-microsoft-oracle-awarded-9b-pentagon-cloud-contract/380596/
minus-squareblankwire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agohttps://x.com/sama/status/2027578652477821175
minus-squarewabasso@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoWait I’m confused. Sam Altman is OpenAI right? And he says the DoW agreed to work with them but with the same prohibitions that Anthropic wanted?
minus-squareKissaki@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoYes, that’s what I read elsewhere. No guarantees in contract. So you can consider this to be bullshit or marketing. Even if it’s verbal agreements now, you can be sure they won’t matter.
Did they make contracts with them?
They have multiple contracts in the military sector.
For example: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-wins-200m-contract-with-us-department-of-defense/
https://defensescoop.com/2025/12/09/genai-mil-platform-dod-commercial-ai-models-agentic-tools-google-gemini/
https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2022/12/amazon-google-microsoft-oracle-awarded-9b-pentagon-cloud-contract/380596/
https://x.com/sama/status/2027578652477821175
Wait I’m confused. Sam Altman is OpenAI right? And he says the DoW agreed to work with them but with the same prohibitions that Anthropic wanted?
Yes, that’s what I read elsewhere. No guarantees in contract. So you can consider this to be bullshit or marketing. Even if it’s verbal agreements now, you can be sure they won’t matter.