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OpenAI wins $200M U.S. defense contract

40 pointsby erikrit06/16/202526 commentsview on HN

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upghost06/16/2025

Does anyone have any idea what the DoD could possibly want from OpenAI? Less accurate/more sycophantic missiles?

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more_corn06/17/2025

This gives me a sick feeling of unease.

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dluan06/16/2025

directly hooking up the AI to the nuclear button is which chapter of the dont build the torment nexus book

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Avicebron06/16/2025

Let's hope before they wire it directly to the controls "because speed" they've trained it on Stanislav Petrov up down and backwards..

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Bjorkbat06/16/2025

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layoric06/17/2025

That should shore up their financials given their.. checks notes $12B in operational costs. /s

Hope it's worth it.

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MaxPock06/17/2025

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