OpenAI’s “compromise” with the Pentagon is what Anthropic feared
MIT Technology Review
by James O'DonnellMarch 2, 2026
On February 28, OpenAI announced it had reached a deal that will allow the US military to use its technologies in classified settings. CEO Sam Altman said the negotiations, which the company began pursuing only after the Pentagon’s public reprimand of Anthropic, were “definitely rushed.” In its announcements, OpenAI took great pains to say that…
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Originally published on MIT Technology Review on 3/2/2026