OpenAI OpenAI has partnered with the US Government to offer its cutting-edge models to federal workers. According to a joint announcement made by the US government and OpenAI on Wednesday, agencies will be able to access the models of OpenAI for just $1 per year. General Services Administration (GSA).
This partnership represents the culmination months of work by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and other OpenAI executives who were cozying up with the Trump Administration before Donald Trump returned to the White House.
OpenAI has been in contact with government agencies such as General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Defense since at least the beginning of May this year. Food and Drug AdministrationDocuments obtained by WIRED show that the tools of this company are used to market their products.
OpenAI CEO Brad Lightcap and OpenAI executives, including Brad Lightcap as Chief Operating Office of OpenAI were invited by Hill and Valley Forum to attend a private party in Washington DC. A number government employees engaged in AI policies, such as DOGE associates and Akash Roberta. Edward CoristineA WIRED invitation revealed that.
Lightcap may or may not have attended. The event was also attended by Alexandr Wang, head of Meta Superintelligence Labs and Palantir representatives.
On Tuesday, the GSA announced that it was adding three new AI models—Anthropic’s Claude, Google’s Gemini, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT—to its federal purchasing list, opening the door for government agencies to use these tools. It was described as an effort to advance the cause of AI. Trump’s AI Action PlanThe report, also called on the US to accelerate AI research and development.
OpenAI also launched two other products the same day. open-weight models—the company’s first such release since 2019. OpenAI can partner with agencies who require high data security levels. The models are customizable and run locally.
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), also known as the Department of Government Efficiency Acceleration, increased government AI efforts. One of these initiatives was the launch of an AI chatbot named GSAi. At the Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentA DOGE agent has used AI to change agency regulations.
OpenAI failed to respond immediately when WIRED asked it for comments. Before publication, the GSA declined to comment.
Recently, American AI firms have become more interested in working with US federal agencies. Soon after Trump’s inauguration the President announced an important new OpenAI datacenter infrastructure called Stargate. Altman was there at the White House to announce the project. Altman, along with other AI executives, accompanied Trump to the a trip to the Middle EastThey announced several business agreements that seemed to be designed to advance US foreign policy.
AI companies could potentially benefit from the vast amounts of data collected by government agencies. OpenAI has stated that ChatGPT won’t use federal employee interactions as training data. US government departments that are looking to improve their efficiency and modernize operations might consider generative AI. The Department of Defense is a huge customer. Trump’s budget proposal for the Department of Defense is $1.01 billion, an increase of 13.4 percent.
