For OpenAI, securing a high-profile deal with the Pentagon would normally be grounds for celebration. Instead, the company is navigating a wave of backlash from both staffers and consumers over how its AI tech could be weaponized. CEO Sam Altman announced the agreement — which gave the Pentagon access to its AI models — on February 28, days after rival Anthropic rejected a similar deal. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said his company wouldn't sign a deal without assurances the technology wouldn't