OpenAI partners with defense — and bans autonomous weapons

openai released national security principles to guide its expanding work with the u.s. government and allied nations on cyber and biosecurity. the document establishes red lines, prohibiting the use of openai technology for mass domestic surveillance, directing autonomous weapons systems, and high-stakes automated decisions. this transparency comes as openai's daybreak cyber defense program adds partnerships with australia, canada, japan, and the eu, and as the u.s. department of war uses its tools. the move signals a shift toward proactive government collaboration by frontier ai labs while attempting to maintain ethical boundaries.