OpenAI is changing its contract with Pentagon; CEO Sam Altman says: I would rather go to jail than…

2026-03-03 - 16:33

OpenAI is amending its Pentagon deal after critics said the original contract didn't actually ban AI-powered mass surveillance of Americans. CEO Sam Altman added explicit language prohibiting domestic surveillance—including through commercially purchased data—and confirmed NSA use is off the table for now. He also said he'd "rather go to jail" than follow an unconstitutional order, and urged the DoD to offer Anthropic the same revised terms.