Source: MIT Technology Review
Summary
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged that the company’s deal with the Department of Defense was rushed and had poor optics. According to Altman, the deal was made in response to a request from the Defense Department to help with a specific project. The partnership has raised concerns among some OpenAI employees and external observers.
Our Reading
The announcement sounds ambitious.
OpenAI’s deal with the Department of Defense is just another example of a tech company rushing into a partnership without considering the implications. The company is already working on a number of high-profile projects, and this latest deal only adds to the list. As usual, the promise of innovation and progress is accompanied by concerns about ethics and responsibility. Because what could possibly go wrong when you rush into a deal with the Department of Defense? “Definitely rushed” is just code for “we didn’t think this one through.”
Author: Evan Null
