OpenAI military agreement contractually restricts autonomous weapons and surveillance
OpenAI's classified deployment agreement retains its safety stack, uses cloud-only deployment, keeps cleared personnel in the loop, and contractually restricts autonomous weapons, high-stakes automated decisions, and domestic surveillance.
AWAY FROM DOOM41confidence 60/100
Why it moved the index
Contract language, retained technical controls, human oversight, and termination rights strengthen control over classified AI deployment, though the full contract is not independently authenticated.
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Assessment history
- R1Away 41 · confidence 60
New source-backed contractual military-deployment safeguards absent from durable context.
11 Aug 2026