Sam Altman Admits 'Miscalibrated' Public Trust on Pentagon Deal, Urges Government AI Oversight
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On the Mostly Human podcast (April 2), Altman told Laurie Segall he 'miscalibrated' how much the public would distrust OpenAI's classified military network deal with the Pentagon. He argued democratically elected institutions — not AI companies — should set national-security AI policy, a notable shift from OpenAI's earlier 'move fast' posture on defense contracts.