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Our agreement with the Department of War

Open AI NewsPublished Feb 28, 2026

OpenAI and the U.S. Department of War finalized an agreement prohibiting the use of OpenAI's AI tools for domestic surveillance of U.S. persons and restricting their use by intelligence agencies like the NSA without new agreements. The agreement includes strict safeguards against mass surveillance, autonomous weapons control, and high-stakes automated decisions, and establishes a working group for ongoing AI policy dialogue.

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