OpenAI’s $200M DoD contract could disrupt its Microsoft partnership as both compete for U.S. defense AI dominance.
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OpenAI DoD Contract May Strain Microsoft Ties OpenAI DoD Contract Marks Shift in U.S. AI Defense Strategy OpenAI has secured a U.S. Department of Defense contract worth up to $200 million—a move that could significantly impact both national security applications and OpenAI’s complex partnership with Microsoft. The OpenAI DoD contract aims to prototype AI systems that enhance military and administrative operations using frontier models like GPT-4. This partnership comes with a strong emphasis on OpenAI’s ethical guidelines, requiring all use cases to align with its usage policies, which notably prohibit developing weapons. While the Department of Defense describes the initiative as building “prototype frontier AI capabilities,” OpenAI has clarified it will focus on non-lethal support like streamlining military healthcare and cyber defense. Image Credits:Fabrice Coffrini / AFP / Getty Images What the OpenAI DoD Contract Means for U.S. National Security At a time when global superpowers are fiercely competing in A…
