After deal with Department of War, OpenAI now looking at contract with NATO: Report

OpenAI is considering a contract to deploy its AI technology to “unclassified” networks of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, days after the owner of ChatGPT struck a deal with the Pentagon.

Wall Street Magazine First, it was reported that OpenAI was considering a deal with NATO.

The newspaper said that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman initially said at a company meeting that he was considering deployment on all NATO classified networks, but a company spokesperson later told the Journal that Altman had misspoke and explained that the contract opportunity was for NATO’s “unclassified networks.”

NATO, a 32-member military alliance, did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside normal business hours.

OpenAI, backed by Microsoft, Amazon and others, announced a deal to deploy its technology on the Pentagon’s secretive network late last week, after US President Donald Trump ordered the government to stop working with rival Anthropic.

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Anthropic’s dismissal follows a disagreement in contract negotiations with the Pentagon over the use of the firm’s technology. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei emphasized that the company is opposed to the Pentagon using AI models for mass domestic surveillance or to power fully autonomous weapons.

The Pentagon has previously said it has no interest in AI being used to conduct mass surveillance on Americans or AI being used to develop weapons that work without human intervention, but it does want any legal use of AI to be allowed.

In an updated statement on Monday following the Friday agreement, OpenAI said its AI systems “will not be used intentionally for domestic surveillance of U.S. citizens and citizens,” adding that the Pentagon has also confirmed that its AI services will not be used by intelligence agencies such as the National Security Agency (NSA).

“I think this is an example of a complex but correct decision that resulted in extremely difficult brand consequences and very negative public relations for us in the short term,” Altman said at a company meeting on Tuesday, referring to the Pentagon deal. Wall Street Magazine.