The startup landed a deal with the Department of Defense hours after Anthropic was blacklisted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Sam Altman says that OpenAI "shouldn't have rushed" its deal with the Defense Department and was making "some additions."

The lesson here isn’t that one AI company is more ethical than another. It’s that we must renovate our democratic structures

The renegotiated terms come after OpenAI faced a wave of backlash from inside and outside the company.

In tense negotiations, Anthropic sought specific restrictions on the use of its AI technology by the Department of Defense, which the agency did not agree to.

In an all-hands meetings with OpenAI employees on Tuesday, CEO Sam Altman said his company doesn't get to choose how the military uses its technology.

Anthropic AI is growing rapidly in usage among companies, but with the Trump administration declaring economic war on the company, existential risk is real.

CEO’s claims come amid increased scrutiny of US military’s use of the technology and ethics concerns from AI workers

The startup landed a deal with the Department of Defense hours after Anthropic was blacklisted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.