During an all-hands meeting at OpenAI on Tuesday, Sam Altman tried to clear the air on their recent Pentagon contract debacle — which has seen some twists and turns before landing on very clear language against use in mass surveillance.
Of note at the meeting, he said that OpenAI was considering a contract to deploy on NATO’s classified network, although he was confirmed to have misspoken by a spokesperson, saying the deal being considered was for the unclassified parts of the defense alliance.
Later on Wednesday, Reuters confirmed that such a deal is indeed under consideration, citing sources «familiar with the matter.»
While talking, he said, among other things, that the US military had been a «great benefit to all of humanity over the last 250 years,» The WSJ writes, and added that «Clearly, the military has done things that I extremely disagree with, and am sure will do more in the future.»
Read more: The Wall Street Journal and Reuters.