title: OpenAI is negotiating with the U.S. government, Sam Altman tells staff
author: u/aacool
contenttype: redditpost
publication: r/technology
published: 2026-02-28T00:12:50+00:00
sourceurl: https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1rgnlu8/openaiisnegotiatingwiththeusgovernmentsam/
word_count: 405
Link: https://fortune.com/2026/02/27/openai-in-talks-with-pentagon-after-anthropic-blowup/
Score: 4322 | Comments: 353 | Subreddit: r/technology
Top Comments
u/WindBest1440 (3358 pts):
"Anthropic and google wouldn't allow us to do it."
"Call up Scam Altman, he has no morals and will do anything for a 20$ bill."
u/jcla (1169 pts):
What an absolutely grubby pile of shit in the leadership of that company.
u/mynameis (671 pts):
OpenAI would retain control over how technical safeguards are implemented and which models are deployed and where, and would limit deployment to cloud environments rather than “edge systems.” (In a military context, edge systems are a category that could include aircraft and drones.) In what would be a major concession, Altman told employees that the government said it is willing to include OpenAI’s named “red lines” in the contract, such as not using AI to power autonomous weapons, conduct domestic mass surveillance, or engage in critical decision-making.
Isn't this what Anthropic wanted in the first place...?
u/redvelvetcake42 (246 pts):
Lmaoooooooo
Who didn't see this coming? Bro needs a bailout as his company is hemorrhaging cash. He will take off guardrails, gives every piece of data and allow got to be used for weapons and surveillance.
Bro has conned so many people.
u/ravenecw2 (64 pts):
What better way to financially support the Bubble than nationalizing AI
u/tapdancinghellspawn (67 pts):
Hopefully when Trump is no longer president, all of these government deals with AI software companies will be tossed.
u/trunksshinohara (27 pts):
Never knew Skynet-Weyland-Yutani was gonna form in my lifetime.
u/BioEradication (51 pts):
Whenever something shitty happens I just know Altman has something to do with it.
u/keetyymeow (51 pts):
I appreciate Claude so much. Atleast someone stands up.
u/StinklePink (22 pts):
Elon isn’t gonna like this. Pretty sure he thinks his xAI and Mecha Hitler is the supplier of choice. Can’t wait to see these two Dorks go after each other.
u/DenverNugs (79 pts):
I hope Sam is ready to polish an orange micro penis
u/KakistocratForLife (45 pts):
Dropped my ChatGPT subscription and signed up for Claude
u/aacool (30 pts):
Claude demonstrates the importance of nurture over nature. AnthropicAI’s parenting and values have greater impact than the data set its based on, which is generally the same as any other frontier model. ChatGPT, Grok et al show their corporate culture.
u/Green-Equal7378 (27 pts):
He’s a true scumbag
u/GreyBeardEng (19 pts):
Altman would for sure remove guard rails and use his technology for fully autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance. Without. A. Doubt.
u/lifeat24fps (21 pts):
They're negotiating to allow their AI models to commit murder for the military.
But don't worry - you still won't be able to generate an image of Donald Trump sucking on Jeffrey Epstein's cock because that would violate all kinds of content safeguards.
u/SirTiffAlot (8 pts):
He saw Anthropic turn them down and thought he'd make a nice headline by saying the same shit while making a deal. They are absolutely going to let the government do these things and then when the government gets exposed for using their AI guess who is going to be held accountable... nobody.
u/9ersaur (27 pts):
If this goes through I would have to stop using gpt on principle
u/d4rkha1f (21 pts):
I'm ready to pull the plug on my account, just say the word Sam.
u/tomahawk2036 (7 pts):
Cancelled my plan the moment it was annouced.
u/restbest (63 pts):
Sam Altman will help build skynet for Trump if Anthropic is to WEAK to do so!
u/Mountain_Reveal7849 (6 pts):
Remember his company started as a non profit and is now check notes willing to allow the government to use openai to create weapons and also monitor citizens
u/ISueDrunks (11 pts):
I’ll be cancelling my account if OpenAI bends over for America’s dictatorship.
u/TheseBrokenWingsTake (5 pts):
He may have sent an internal memo out saying OpenAI has the same red lines as Anthropic, but Altman will do anything to survive, and time is running out for OpenAI to turn a profit.
u/ExtremeHomework771 (5 pts):
FYI, some high-level professionals working alongside Sam Altman have also been raising concerns about certain decisions he’s been making recently, and have called it quits.
Him deciding to coordinate AI with War SHOULD BE A WAKE UP CALL, like wtf??? There was a reason why he was removed in the first place, but now he's back showing just how much of a snake he really is...
I trusted him to protect us from the dangers of AI, but all he did was accelerate it to dangerous waters. I cannot stress enough just how incredibly dangerous this is.
u/frozen_cabbages (5 pts):
Between him and Peter Thiel I am convinced rich gays are the worst and will lead us to ruin. I'd like to petition my fellow gays to grant a universal f word pass to everyone when referring to these two.
u/Independent_Sir3734 (5 pts):
Cancel ChatGPT and start using Claude.
u/Southwestern (6 pts):
Pretty sure Sam is going to jail some point. Everything about this company/guy feels like intentional fraud.
u/heroism777 (5 pts):
The final stage. Unlimited grift on the us government.
This company should have collapsed a while ago.