OpenAI’s Sam Altman Says Pentagon Deal Looked ‘Sloppy’ (1)

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman said that the company’s rush to forge a deal with the Defense Department — following a clash between the Pentagon and rival Anthropic PBC — looked “opportunistic and sloppy.”

In a post on the X social media service, Altman said his company was working with the department to “make some additions in our agreement to make our principles very clear.” That includes ensuring that AI isn’t used for domestic surveillance of Americans and that intelligence agencies like the National Security Agency can’t rely on OpenAI services.

The remarks follow an announcement late Friday that ...