2026-03-06
@nikitabier Oh dude this is disgusting...we're gonna have all manner of bait first and second tweets which make you click in only to find a paywall. Horrible for the user experience...
TechCrunch
X revamps its Creator Subscriptions with exclusive threads, a refreshed subscriptions paywall, a new dashboard, a shareable subscriptions card, and more
2026-03-04
And there it is. It seems @OpenAI's DoD contract was not so “inconsequential” after all... Within 3 days they're touting this as a gateway to all NATO classified networks. They essentially sold out the American people for the prospect of foreign money. And lied directly to our [image]
CNBC
All-hands: Sam Altman says OpenAI does not “get to make operational decisions” regarding how the US DOD uses its tech, and the Pentagon respects its expertise
Ashley Capoot /CNBC:
And there it is. It seems @OpenAI's DoD contract was not so “inconsequential” after all... Within 3 days they're touting this as a gateway to all NATO classified networks. They essentially sold out the American people for the prospect of foreign money. And lied directly to our [image]
Wall Street Journal
All-hands: Sam Altman defends OpenAI's US DOD deal, calls the backlash “painful”, and says OpenAI is looking at a deal to deploy on all NATO classified networks
Startup's deal to do classified work with Defense Department drew backlash from staff and other AI researchers
And there it is. It seems @OpenAI's DoD contract was not so “inconsequential” after all... Within 3 days they're touting this as a gateway to all NATO classified networks. They essentially sold out the American people for the prospect of foreign money. And lied directly to our [image]
Reuters
An OpenAI spokesperson says Sam Altman misspoke in saying OpenAI was looking to deploy on all NATO classified networks, adding he meant “unclassified networks”
Hyunsu Yim /Reuters:
2026-03-03
This is legitimately the worst PR campaign I have ever seen in my life. This whole thing started 2 days ago and somehow I feel like I know less than I did last week. We have Altman posting more words than he's ever posted in his life the last 2 days but somehow still saying
Financial Times
Sam Altman says OpenAI amended its DOD contract to ensure “the AI system shall not be intentionally used for domestic surveillance of US persons and nationals”
Sam Altman says company is working with defence department on provisions covering mass surveillance
IMO the only way you regain any trust at this point is to release the contract document itself. I trust these statements about as much as I trust personal assurances from a used car salesman. You guys completely torched your brand and integrity on this. I hope it was worth it.
Financial Times
Sam Altman says OpenAI amended its DOD contract to ensure “the AI system shall not be intentionally used for domestic surveillance of US persons and nationals”
Sam Altman says company is working with defence department on provisions covering mass surveillance
2026-03-01
This unfortunately says nothing. The US was willing to incur significant costs retrofitting the entire government with a new provider because Anthropic wouldn't give them something. They wouldn't do that just to get the same deal from someone else. OpenAI *must* be giving them
Wall Street Journal
Sources: the Pentagon used Claude in its major air attack in Iran, hours after Trump declared that the federal government will end its use of Anthropic's tools
Within hours of declaring that the federal government will end its use of artificial-intelligence tools made by tech company Anthropic …
This unfortunately says nothing. The US was willing to incur significant costs retrofitting the entire government with a new provider because Anthropic wouldn't give them something. They wouldn't do that just to get the same deal from someone else. OpenAI *must* be giving them
The Atlantic
Source describes the failed Pentagon-Anthropic talks: through the end, the Pentagon wanted to use Anthropic's AI to analyze bulk data collected about Americans
Right up until the moment that Pete Hegseth moved to terminate the government's relationship with the AI company Anthropic …
This unfortunately says nothing. The US was willing to incur significant costs retrofitting the entire government with a new provider because Anthropic wouldn't give them something. They wouldn't do that just to get the same deal from someone else. OpenAI *must* be giving them
OpenAI
OpenAI says its DOD agreement upholds its redlines and “has more guardrails than any previous agreement for classified AI deployments, including Anthropic's”
We think our agreement has more guardrails than any previous agreement for classified AI deployments, including Anthropic's.
2026-02-28
I have been a loyal @OpenAI guy from day 1. I've had an account since they first released and used it daily since I think GPT 3.5. Based on @sama's move tonight to accept the DoD terms that Anthropic would not, I am removing all traces of Codex and OpenAI software from all
@sama
Sam Altman says OpenAI reached an agreement with the DOD to deploy its models in DOD's classified network and asks DOD to extend those terms to all AI companies
Tonight, we reached an agreement with the Department of War to deploy our models in their classified network. In all of our interactions, the DoW displayed a deep respect for safet...
Idk who needs to hear this (apparently all of twitter) but OpenAI did not just magically get the DoD to agree to the terms Anthropic was asking for. Sam is blowing smoke up your ass to distract from the fact OpenAI just took the terms Anthropic considered so egregious, it
@sama
Sam Altman says OpenAI reached an agreement with the DOD to deploy its models in DOD's classified network and asks DOD to extend those terms to all AI companies
Tonight, we reached an agreement with the Department of War to deploy our models in their classified network. In all of our interactions, the DoW displayed a deep respect for safet...