--- title: The drama never ends... | daily.dev description: OpenAI struck a deal with the US Department of Defense to deploy its models on classified networks, announced minutes after Anthropic's deadline to comply with... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-drama-never-ends--ssawocroi twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The drama never ends... | daily.dev og:description: OpenAI struck a deal with the US Department of Defense to deploy its models on classified networks, announced minutes after Anthropic's deadline to comply with... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-drama-never-ends--ssawocroi og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/SsaWOCrOI.png og:image:alt: The drama never ends... og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The drama never ends... **[Theo - t3․gg](https://daily.dev/sources/t3dotgg)** · 37 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenAI struck a deal with the US Department of Defense to deploy its models on classified networks, announced minutes after Anthropic's deadline to comply with government demands expired. The author criticizes the move as opportunistic and sloppy, while attempting to steelman Sam Altman's reasoning that it was meant to deescalate a dangerous situation for the AI industry. Key distinctions are drawn between Anthropic's approach (handing over model weights, relying on policy agreements) and OpenAI's approach (retaining API control, enforcing safety via technical safeguards). Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei called OpenAI's messaging 'straight up lies' and 'safety theater.' The piece also covers Trump's political attacks on Anthropic, the risk that 'lawful use' clauses could be redefined by executive order, and the broader competitive and regulatory dynamics between the two leading AI labs. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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