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In a lengthy and apologetic statement, Altman claimed that OpenAI was now altering the terms of its Pentagon deal to explicitly prohibit the use of its AI systems to surveil US citizens, exhibiting a degree of people-pleasing normally witnessed in its sycophantic chatbots.
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
Many see an opportunity to surveil their own population or a neighboring rival.
—Justin Salhani, The Dial, 5 Mar. 2026
Second, the trend among governments over the past several decades has been to interpret existing laws broadly in order to expand the power of the government to use technology to surveil its citizens.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
Many observers claimed the original language shared on OpenAI’s website provided ample loopholes for the government to surveil Americans.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
Many see an opportunity to surveil their own population or a neighboring rival.
—Justin Salhani, The Dial, 5 Mar. 2026
Second, the trend among governments over the past several decades has been to interpret existing laws broadly in order to expand the power of the government to use technology to surveil its citizens.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
Many observers claimed the original language shared on OpenAI’s website provided ample loopholes for the government to surveil Americans.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Surveil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surveil. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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