Your curated collection of saved posts and media
BREAKING: Axios reports that the Pentagon has agreed to OpenAI's rules for deploying its technology. And that the conditions are similar to those put forth by Anthropic, which Trump rejected. Hmm I wonder why… —> https://t.co/Bgp2OdWUKf
@cihatkaya making stuff up always feels good in the moment. do some research next time, please. eg https://t.co/8xYG8M61c5
This is the AI that will be taking our jobs https://t.co/nycRqJimm6
I'm speechless at OpenAI releasing that contract excerpt and acting as if there aren't gaping holes that could be exploited far beyond their stated "red lines." I'm not a lawyer, but this is pretty obvious and common sense. (And to be clear: if Google had signed the same deal, I'd be saying the same thing internally. The issues here are bigger than friendly competition between companies.) OpenAI's "red lines" are: no mass domestic surveillance, no directing autonomous weapons, and no high-stakes automated decisions. They argue their cloud-only deployment + safety stack + cleared OpenAI personnel "in the loop" make violations impossible. They also claim the contract references the relevant laws/policies "as they exist today" so future changes won't weaken the standards. But the actual language they published is still full of obvious escape hatches. This is why Anthropic refusing to sign makes sense. Reporting on the Anthropic–"DoW"/Pentagon standoff described them saying the proposed contract language was framed as compromise but paired with "legalese that would allow safeguards to be disregarded at will." You don't need to agree with Anthropic on everything to see what they're reacting to: language that sounds like ethics but cashes out as essentially "subject to whatever the government decides later." ## Autonomous weapons The problem is that the restriction is conditional: it depends on what "law/regulation/policy requires human control" for. If policy definitions are weak (or later revised), the contract language itself doesn't read like a durable "no autonomous weapons" ban. It reads like "we'll follow whatever the current regime says requires human control." OpenAI says elsewhere that the agreement "locks in" today's standards even if laws/policies change. If that "freeze" clause is real and enforceable, sure, but it's not visible in the excerpt itself, so the excerpt alone doesn't justify the level of confidence they're projecting. ## "High-stakes decisions" Same loophole. This forbids only decisions that already require human approval under whatever authorities apply. If a decision doesn't formally require approval (or can be reclassified/reshaped), the clause doesn't obviously prohibit automation of the step that matters. ## Surveillance "directives," "purpose," and "unconstrained" are squishy on purpose: "DoD directives" aren't laws; they're internal policy. That matters because we have real precedents for administrations leaning on aggressive internal legal/policy interpretations as a shield until courts/politics catch up. If you think "secret memos" is alarmist, look at the pattern: 1. Reporting in early 2026 described a previously hidden DHS/ICE legal memo position asserting warrantless/forced home entry under certain circumstances, which is the kind of internal-lawyer move that tends to get written, circulated, and only later litigated and retracted. 2. And historically, the Bush-era OLC torture memos are the canonical example of "legalistic compromise" that later turned out to be a moral and legal disaster. (You don't have to litigate the details to make the point: internal legalese can be used to launder outcomes.) "Unconstrained" is not a real safeguard. Surveillance can be huge while still "constrained" by selectors, categories, time windows, or a stated "foreign intelligence purpose." And it only covers private information, so not the massive world of public data that can still be used for profiling, targeting, and "pattern-of-life" analysis at scale. ## Domestic law enforcement > shall also not be used for domestic law-enforcement activities except as permitted by the Posse Comitatus Act and other applicable law. This is not a hard prohibition. "except as permitted" is not a ban. It's a permission for exceptions, and "other applicable law" is an open-ended bucket by design. If you want a concrete, recent example: the Associated Press reported that formal orders extended the Washington, D.C. National Guard deployment through Feb. 28, 2026, to protect federal property/functions and to support federal and D.C. law enforcement. That's exactly the sort of "domestic deployment supporting law enforcement" scenario where this clause stops sounding like a "red line" and starts sounding like legal throat-clearing. ## "Cloud-only / no edge deployment prevents autonomous weapons" rings false OpenAI's own argument is: cloud-only (no edge devices) means you can't power autonomous weapons. But that's not convincing. You don't need GPT-5.2 running on the missile. You can use a cloud model for high-level decision-making (tasking, prioritization, target recommendation, mission planning) over a satellite link (Starlink or otherwise), while a separate local system handles actual guidance and execution. High latency is totally compatible with "strategic / operational" autonomy while still enabling lethal outcomes. Once the pattern exists, "additional safety layers" are a policy choice and implementations change, exceptions get made, but today's contract language tends to get "grandfathered" into tomorrow's contract template. So layered safeguards can reduce risk today, but the contract language itself is exactly the kind of "looks strict, bends easily" compromise that becomes precedent. And creating precedent is the real problem here.
OpenAI has released the language in their contract with the DoW, and it's exactly as Anthropic was claiming: "legalese that would allow those safeguards to be disregarded at will". Note: the first paragraph doesn't say "no autonomous weapons"! It says "AI can't control autonomous weapons as long as existing law (that doesn't exist) or the DoD says so." Similarly, the mass surveillance use cases will "comply with existing law", but many forms of data collection that we'd consider "mass surveillance" are things that the NSA has consistently argued are legal under current law.
🚨 Holy shit… Stanford just exposed that every major AI company is using your private conversations to train their models by default. They analyzed the privacy policies of OpenAI, Google, Meta, Anthropic, Microsoft, and Amazon. Reviewed 28 separate documents across all 6 companies. The findings are worrisome. Every prompt you type. Every file you upload. Every personal detail you share. All of it feeds directly into model training the moment you hit send. That health question you asked ChatGPT at 2am? Training data. Legal situation you described to Claude? Training data. The photo you uploaded to Gemini? Training data. Some companies retain your conversations INDEFINITELY. Amazon, Meta, and OpenAI have no confirmed deletion timeline for certain chat data. Your most private conversations could sit on their servers forever. It gets worse for kids. Four out of six companies allow children aged 13-18 to use their chatbots, and most don’t treat children’s data any differently. Kids’ conversations are likely getting fed into model training by default. Kids who can’t legally consent to it. Here’s something most people missed: enterprise customers are opted OUT of training by default. You, the consumer paying $20/month? Opted IN. Companies paying thousands? Protected automatically. There’s a two-tiered privacy system and you’re on the wrong side of it. OpenAI even frames the opt-in with guilt. Their settings page says “Improve the model for everyone.” Stanford’s researchers flagged this as a textbook dark pattern designed to make you feel bad for protecting your own data. Meta’s contractors told reporters they routinely see identifiable personal information in the chat data they review. Journalists were able to positively identify at least one real person from chat transcripts shared with them. The privacy policies themselves? Stanford had to dig through 6 separate documents just for OpenAI alone. Most real disclosures were buried in sub-policies no normal person would ever find. The researchers said it was challenging for THEM to piece it together. For consumers? “Practically impossible.” Only Microsoft explicitly stated they try to remove personal data like names, phone numbers, and addresses before training. The rest are either vague about it or completely silent.
Talking to AI: Manners or Method? From adding “please” to pretending you’re on the bridge of the Enterprise, prompt advice can get strange quickly. What truly improves results isn’t politeness. It’s clarity, structure, and specific context. https://t.co/GBggvQrdKh @bbc @thomasgermain
When Generative AI Meets Physics Designing real-world objects requires more than creativity — it requires structural integrity. Systems like PhysiOpt combine generative AI with physics simulations to refine 3D designs so they’re not just beautiful, but durable and functional in the real world. https://t.co/UxyfHFN6Q8 @MIT_CSAIL
The AI Boom Began in the 1970s Long before neural networks, a quiet economic revolution reshaped capital, incentives, and globalization. Today’s AI surge is built on that foundation. https://t.co/p9d5quszjo @ConversationUK @ConversationUS
AI Is Everywhere. Except Where You’d Expect It Most While headlines focus on chatbots and chips, core enterprise systems remain largely untouched. Two tech giants are now moving to change that. https://t.co/2mqMJpMoUS @LisaEadicicco
The UK’s £9.4B loss to deepfake-enabled fraud is not a headline, it’s a warning. AI-powered scams are scaling faster than legacy identity and compliance systems can adapt. If the US doesn’t harden digital onboarding, verification, and cross-sector fraud defenses now, the bill will be far higher. https://t.co/bTYEQFz8hJ @UniteAi
Stripe may be gearing up for a mega-deal by eyeing PayPal at a $159B tender valuation. If it happens, it would reshape the payments landscape and reignite competition in digital finance. Big bets like this show how fast fintech’s strategic plays are accelerating. https://t.co/tMlPjhPXkQ @TFNBreakingNews
At the #RisingBharatSummit with Minister @PiyushGoyal, discussing India’s industrial momentum, global trade dynamics, and the next wave of innovation. India’s growth story is no longer cyclical, it’s structural. Manufacturing, technology, and capital are aligning in a way that will shape the next decade. #RisingBharatSummit2026 @News18India @PMOIndia
Fast Food Meets Algorithmic Oversight Burger King is introducing AI headsets designed to track employee “friendliness” alongside efficiency. As AI moves from optimizing workflows to evaluating human tone and behavior, the line between service enhancement and workplace surveillance gets thinner. https://t.co/zoaWDCFqz1 @danielledkaye @bbcnews
At the #RisingBharatSummit, Minister @AshwiniVaishnaw reflected on last week’s AI Summit, like governance, guardrails, and the scale of opportunity ahead. AI is not just a technology race; it’s a policy, trust, and leadership moment. India is positioning itself to help shape the global AI framework, not just participate in it. 🇮🇳 #RisingBharatSummit2026 @News18India @PMOIndia
At the #RisingBharatSummit2026, PM Narendra Modi was clear: India is not waiting for the future. it is building it. From AI and digital public infrastructure to manufacturing and agricultural exports, this is structural momentum, not a short cycle. India is positioning itself as a sovereign tech power, confident, ambitious, and globally relevant. 🇮🇳 @News18India @PMOIndia
Very honored to meet again with the Honorable PM Narendra Modi at the #RisingBharatSummit2026, following our first meeting in 2024. The India moment is not about headlines. It is about execution. Over the past years, policy, digital infrastructure, industrial strategy and capital allocation have moved with clarity and discipline. AI ambition, manufacturing scale and technological sovereignty are being translated into real economic momentum. India is not preparing for the future. It is building it. @News18India #risingbharatsummit @mygovindia @PMOIndia @narendramodi
You are amazing @SpirosMargaris https://t.co/dzDexoCSFj
You are amazing @SpirosMargaris https://t.co/dzDexoCSFj
Introducing @stages_ai CHAOS I've been using @midjourney forever, almost as long as SD on auto1111, lol. MJ has inspired me the most of any model and I have created some magic with it, so to show some love for how they have inspired me, I made this tool that is inspired by them. ♥️ Mix up any ingredients and create some really amazing creative visuals, with and without prompt direction. 🔥 I think you guys are really gonna love this!
#Seasons app is now accepted by Apple and will be available when Apple Vision Pro launches 🎉 https://t.co/c2MyxsO7Z7 It's not just a powerful weather app, but also a brand new immersive weather app specially developed for Apple Vision Pro. It’s a pure SwiftUI + Reality Composer Pro app, a genuine Spatial Computing app that deliberately incorporates 34 immersive weather conditions, along with Spatial Audio. Let's witness the magic unfold right before your eyes! It will be FREE for all early adopters until we figure out how to monetize it. #Seasons #AppleVisionPro #visionOS
#Seasons app is now accepted by Apple and will be available when Apple Vision Pro launches 🎉 https://t.co/c2MyxsO7Z7 It's not just a powerful weather app, but also a brand new immersive weather app specially developed for Apple Vision Pro. It’s a pure SwiftUI + Reality Composer Pro app, a genuine Spatial Computing app that deliberately incorporates 34 immersive weather conditions, along with Spatial Audio. Let's witness the magic unfold right before your eyes! It will be FREE for all early adopters until we figure out how to monetize it. #Seasons #AppleVisionPro #visionOS
📲 New details on ZaiNar's geolocation service — the first 5G positioning system delivering sub-10cm accuracy on existing networks. No device software or hardware needed. A new utility for carriers. Deets: https://t.co/BJP6InRrC9
won 1st place at the @OpenAI codex hackathon! 🥇 i built StoryWorld, a 3D movie studio in your pocket. made with iOS ARKit + RealityKit, @DeemosTech Rodin, and @fal https://t.co/fWIKy6sCZQ