OpenAI Just Broke Its Most Important Promise—And You Should Be Terrified

The Promise That Lasted Exactly 6 Years In 2015, OpenAI made a bold declaration: their artificial intelligence would never be weaponized or used for mass surveillance. Sam Altman himself stood on stages worldwide, proclaiming that OpenAI existed to ensure AI benefits “all of humanity”—not just the highest bidder. That promise officially died last month. The $175 Million About-Face According to leaked Pentagon documents, OpenAI quietly signed a multi-year contract worth at least $175 million to provide AI surveillance capabilities to the Department of Defense.