Dell agrees with Sam Altman on Pentagon, says: Any company doing business with the government can’t tell …

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell may be on the “same page” about the Pentagon’s decision to cancel Anthropic’s deal. Dell recently said that companies that work with governments cannot dictate how their technology is used. His statement came as a response to the ongoing dispute between AI startup Anthropic and the United States Department of War over procurement restrictions. The comments also echo views previously expressed by Altman, who suggested that Anthropic’s demands for tighter contractual restrictions may have complicated its engagement with the Pentagon.

Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg Television this week, Dell said businesses providing technology to governments must accept that sovereign authorities decide how such tools are deployed.