OpenAI agrees with Dept. of War to deploy models in their classified network • Hacker News Board

Re: OpenAI agrees with Dept. of War to deploy models in their classified network

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Post by cheonn638 » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 10:43 AM UTC

the_real_cher wrote: post #374

Rebuff5007 wrote: post #342

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> it's very hard to see how anyone could look at what just happened I think what you are missing is their annual comp with two commas in it.

This, for that check theyll be building the autonomous robots themselves, saying "theyre food delivery robots, thats not a gun that a drink dispenser!"

> theyre food delivery robots, thats not a gun that a drink dispenser!"

You underestimate how many top AI scientists are perfectly okay with building autonomous weapons systems and are not ashamed of it.

Me, and 99% of HN readers, will gladly pull the trigger to release a missile from a drone if we are paid even just US$1,000,000/year.

Now note that many L7+ at OpenAI are making $10 million+ per year.

Re: OpenAI agrees with Dept. of War to deploy models in their classified network

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Post by vander_elst » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC

Imnimo wrote: post #16

I don't see how OpenAI employees who have signed the We Will Not Be Divided letter can continue their employment there in light of this. Surely if OpenAI had insisted upon the same things that Anthropic had, the government would not have signed this agreement. The only plausible explanation is that there is an understanding that OpenAI will not, in practice, enforce the red lines.

> I don't see how OpenAI employees who have signed the We Will Not Be Divided letter can continue their employment [...]

Sometimes money is more attractive than morality. So I guess money is the answer here.

Re: OpenAI agrees with Dept. of War to deploy models in their classified network

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Post by kotaKat » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC

az226 wrote: post #343

baconner wrote: post #235

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Respectfully, it's very hard to see how anyone could look at what just happened and come to the conclusion that one company ends up classed a "supply chain risk" while another agrees the the same terms that led to that. Either the terms are looser, they're not going to be enforced, or there's another reason for the loud attempt to blacklist Anthropic. It's very difficult to see how you could take this at face value i…

And Sam is a habitual liar.

And an abuser, but they keep covering that one up.

Re: OpenAI agrees with Dept. of War to deploy models in their classified network

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC

bibabaloo wrote: post #301

LarsDu88 wrote: post #247

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The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has over 200,000 personnel. There are thousands of putative SAM sites and MANPAD launch sites. The amount of data to crunch is significant. Alternatively, the DoW is simply incompetent and Trump or Hegseth wants to use AI to draft war plans.

Are LLMs actually decent at this sort of data crunching though? I thought at best they could write a script to help.

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Re: OpenAI agrees with Dept. of War to deploy models in their classified network

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Post by SpaceL10n » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC

Does deploying these models in "the classified network" also mean this technology is going to be used to help kill people?

Re: OpenAI agrees with Dept. of War to deploy models in their classified network

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Post by vander_elst » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC

Subscribers should be aware what they are supporting. I think that keeping an OpenAI account can be considered an active support of this decision, at least for private people who can easily change providers.

Re: OpenAI agrees with Dept. of War to deploy models in their classified network

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Post by willis936 » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC

baconner wrote: post #235

tedsanders wrote: post #220

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I'm an OpenAI employee and I'll go out on a limb with a public comment. I agree AI shouldn't be used for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons. I also think Anthropic has been treated terribly and has acted admirably. My understanding is that the OpenAI deal disallows domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, and that OpenAI is asking for the same terms for other AI companies (so that we can continue compe…

Respectfully, it's very hard to see how anyone could look at what just happened and come to the conclusion that one company ends up classed a "supply chain risk" while another agrees the the same terms that led to that. Either the terms are looser, they're not going to be enforced, or there's another reason for the loud attempt to blacklist Anthropic. It's very difficult to see how you could take this at face value i…

>or there's another reason for the loud attempt to blacklist Anthropic

This one is very easy. Trump has a well established pattern of making a loud statement to make it appear he didn't lose, even when he did.

Re: OpenAI agrees with Dept. of War to deploy models in their classified network

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC

Rebuff5007 wrote: post #342

baconner wrote: post #235

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Respectfully, it's very hard to see how anyone could look at what just happened and come to the conclusion that one company ends up classed a "supply chain risk" while another agrees the the same terms that led to that. Either the terms are looser, they're not going to be enforced, or there's another reason for the loud attempt to blacklist Anthropic. It's very difficult to see how you could take this at face value i…

> it's very hard to see how anyone could look at what just happened I think what you are missing is their annual comp with two commas in it.

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Re: OpenAI agrees with Dept. of War to deploy models in their classified network

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Post by piker » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC

MostlyStable wrote: post #270

quantumwannabe wrote: post #118

More details on the difference between the OpenAI and Anthropic contracts from one of the Under Secretaries of State: >The axios article doesn’t have much detail and this is DoW’s decision, not mine. But if the contract defines the guardrails with reference to legal constraints (e.g. mass surveillance in contravention of specific authorities) rather than based on the purely subjective conditions included in Anthropic…

Even this most-charitable-possible (to DoW) explanation does not even come close to justifying the supply chain risk designation. It is absolutely enough (and honestly more than enough) for a contract cancellation and a switch to a competitor. DoW could have done that for any reason at all, or no reason at all. If they had issues with Anthropics terms, they 100% should have done that. Nothing in the quoted text comes…

I find myself totally agreeing with the quoted text and also this sentiment. It just makes no sense to nuke Anthropic as a negotiation tactic if your interest is in preserving the republic long term.

Re: OpenAI agrees with Dept. of War to deploy models in their classified network

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Post by webdevver » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC

AbstractH24 wrote: post #110

karmasimida wrote: post #100

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Sam is a player and honestly the more interesting one in the whole thing. Mad respect to Sam, now I believe OpenAI have better chance to win in the race

He’s certainly solidified his place in the history of this era. But I suspect the public sentiment will eventually turn against him. When society sets its pitchforks on big tech he’ll be the poster boy. A 21st century John D. Rockefeller. Him, Musk, Bezos, and Zuck.

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