2026-03-03
“The problem with telling everyone what they want to hear is that eventually reality catches up with you. The people who will live under AI-powered surveillance, and the people in the flight path of AI-assisted drone swarms...” — www.platformer.news/openai-penta...
Financial Times
Sam Altman says OpenAI amended its DOD contract to ensure “the AI system shall not be intentionally used for domestic surveillance of US persons and nationals”
Sam Altman says company is working with defence department on provisions covering mass surveillance
“The problem with telling everyone what they want to hear is that eventually reality catches up with you. The people who will live under AI-powered surveillance, and the people in the flight path of AI-assisted drone swarms...” — www.platformer.news/openai-penta...
Axios
OpenAI and the DOD agree to add more surveillance protections to their AI deal; sources say Sam Altman approached the DOD's Emil Michael to rework the contract
OpenAI and the Pentagon have agreed to strengthen their recently agreed contract, following widespread backlash …
2025-12-12
This does not bring me joy, but I think this is just the beginning. Already we often don't know if a video is human- or AI-created. That's going to get worse, quickly. — www.axios.com/2025/12/11/o...
Axios
The OpenAI deal gives Disney a fair amount of oversight and control over how its IP is used, including a joint steering committee to monitor user creations
Walt Disney has reached an agreement with OpenAI that will make the company the first major content licensing partner on Sora, OpenAI's social video platform.
2025-08-24
Good. Ineffective law that does nothing useful. — “Social networking startup Bluesky has made the decision to block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather than comply with a new age assurance law.” — techcrunch.com/2025/08/22/b...
TechCrunch
Bluesky blocks access to its service in Mississippi, saying it doesn't have the resources to comply with the state's broad new law requiring age verification
Bluesky's decision to drop out of the Mississippi market … Rob Pegoraro / PCMag : Bluesky Blocks Mississippi Users Instead of Making Them Prove They're Over 18 Ashton Pittman / Mis...
2025-08-23
Good. Ineffective law that does nothing useful. — “Social networking startup Bluesky has made the decision to block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather than comply with a new age assurance law.” — techcrunch.com/2025/08/22/b...
TechCrunch
Bluesky blocks access to its service in Mississippi, saying it doesn't have the resources to comply with the state's broad new law requiring age verification
Social networking startup Bluesky has made the decision to block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather than comply with a new age assurance law.