OpenAI wins $200M U.S. defense contract • Hacker News Board

Re: OpenAI wins $200M U.S. defense contract

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Post by gilgoomesh » Tue, Jun 17, 2025, 12:23 AM UTC

upghost wrote: post #3

Does anyone have any idea what the DoD could possibly want from OpenAI? Less accurate/more sycophantic missiles?

ChatGPT, do you know where the General left his keys?

Re: OpenAI wins $200M U.S. defense contract

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Post by MOARDONGZPLZ » Tue, Jun 17, 2025, 12:26 AM UTC

an0malous wrote: post #13

upghost wrote: post #3

Does anyone have any idea what the DoD could possibly want from OpenAI? Less accurate/more sycophantic missiles?

I would guess it’s for mass surveillance. Even just the ability to extract names and entities from audio, video, and text on every piece of public media would be useful.

DOD doesn’t really do this

Re: OpenAI wins $200M U.S. defense contract

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Post by ninjin » Tue, Jun 17, 2025, 12:32 AM UTC

Bjorkbat wrote: post #2

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My favourite movie of all time:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Strangelove

The writing and acting is superb and the same goes for the sets and camera work. Come to think of it, the only thing I dislike (and greatly so) is the trailer as it to me profoundly fails to communicate the atmosphere of the movie.

Re: OpenAI wins $200M U.S. defense contract

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Post by more_corn » Tue, Jun 17, 2025, 12:34 AM UTC

This gives me a sick feeling of unease.

Re: OpenAI wins $200M U.S. defense contract

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Post by MaxPock » Tue, Jun 17, 2025, 12:35 AM UTC

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Re: OpenAI wins $200M U.S. defense contract

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Post by stonogo » Tue, Jun 17, 2025, 12:36 AM UTC

MOARDONGZPLZ wrote: post #22

an0malous wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would guess it’s for mass surveillance. Even just the ability to extract names and entities from audio, video, and text on every piece of public media would be useful.

DOD doesn’t really do this

Only because they currently contract it out to Palantir (at least the bits that NSA isn't handling)

Re: OpenAI wins $200M U.S. defense contract

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Post by lovich » Tue, Jun 17, 2025, 12:39 AM UTC

add-sub-mul-div wrote: post #12

dluan wrote: post #8

directly hooking up the AI to the nuclear button is which chapter of the dont build the torment nexus book

The epilogue.

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Re: OpenAI wins $200M U.S. defense contract

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Post by rvz » Tue, Jun 17, 2025, 12:40 AM UTC

Isn't this part of the true definition of "AGI" and its all for the benefit of humanity?

Or is it that are we finally realizing that we are getting scammed again on these so-called promises and it was all a grift.

Maybe we should just wake up.

Re: OpenAI wins $200M U.S. defense contract

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Post by impulser_ » Tue, Jun 17, 2025, 12:43 AM UTC

upghost wrote: post #3

Does anyone have any idea what the DoD could possibly want from OpenAI? Less accurate/more sycophantic missiles?

You will be surprise how much work at the DoD has nothing to do with weapons.

Re: OpenAI wins $200M U.S. defense contract

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Post by ungreased0675 » Tue, Jun 17, 2025, 12:46 AM UTC

Judging from how the DoD currently buys software, lots of money will be spent, many headlines will be written, awards will be handed out, and zero software will make it on to user workstations. End users will continue to use Excel for everything.