Pentagon Endorses OpenAI’s War Rules But Slams Rival Anthropic For Being ‘Woke’
KEY POINTS
- •The Pentagon accepted OpenAI's AI safety conditions but hasn't signed a contract yet.
- •Officials slammed Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei, calling his rules for military AI 'woke' and ideological.
- •President Trump publicly criticized Anthropic on Truth Social, while OpenAI’s Sam Altman emphasized responsible deployment.
In a stunning episode of Pentagon HR, the Department of Defense decided that OpenAI's safety rules for classified AI deployments are fine and dandy despite no signed contract, while blasting rival company Anthropic as too woke for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei got Pentagon officials and even President Trump so mad, Trump dropped a Truth Social bombshell declaring 'WE will decide the fate of our Country — NOT some out-of-control, Radical Left AI company.' Meanwhile, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman quietly stole the day by demanding ongoing security checks and cloud-only confinement for his AI models—because nothing screams patriotism like making AI too high-maintenance for war zones. Google and OpenAI staff reportedly rallied for Anthropic, giving what might be the nerdiest sibling rivalry in defense history.
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The Pentagon calls Anthropic 'woke,' loves OpenAI’s safe-ish rules, and Trump tweets like it’s 2016 mixtape season. AI wars are officially the new reality TV.
Pentagon rejects woke AI but embraces OpenAI’s rules like a midlife crisis choosing a sports car over a sensible sedan.
Trump's biggest fear? Leftist AI running the military. His solution? Spam Truth Social with caps lock friendship hugs.
Source: Axios | Published: 2/27/2026 | Author: Maria Curi
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