Surveillance fears ERUPT after OpenAI signs classified contract with Pentagon

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:20:19 +0000

OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to address concerns over the company’s new Pentagon partnership, domestic surveillance safeguards and America’s AI race with China.

0:00 OpenAI’s New Partnership with the Pentagon

1:12 Guardrails: Domestic Surveillance and "Red Lines"

3:00 The AI Arms Race: U.S. vs. China

5:42 GPT-5.4 Launch and New Capabilities

8:06 Amazon Partnership and the $110B Funding Round

10:53 Energy Consumption and Data Center Infrastructure

12:17 OpenAI IPO: "Public Company Capable"

13:14 The Future of Jobs and AI Transformation

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