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If the redlines are the same how'd this deal get struck?

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has the same redlines as Anthropic when it comes to working with the Pentagon, an OpenAI spokesperson confirmed to CNN.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/27/tech/openai-has-same-redl...

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Look more carefully at what sam altman satd : he did not say he won't remove technical safeguards against surveilance and autonomous killing, instead he said "We also will build technical safeguards to ensure our models behave as they should"

> We also will build technical safeguards to ensure our models behave as they should

How surprised should I be that a government who’s consistently railed against “woke AI” isn’t caring about that?

You're expecting logic from the Trump administration and that's not really how they do things. Maybe it was never about the redlines? Maybe they decided Anthropic was their enemy, and that was their excuse.

Anthropic was too public about being “good”. And if there is one thing the Trump admin cannot abide it’s morality.

deals are based on personal relationships, not abstract logic

huh? the same deal was offered to anthropic who decided not to take it.

This is not true. A different deal was offered to Anthropic, and they refused. Then the DoW turned around and went with OpenAI even though their terms weren’t materially different from the terms of their agreement with Anthropic.

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