For example it might allow them to save face by ousting Anthropic and making an example of them while not losing all AI capabilities.
This is possible. The alternative hypothesis is Sam Altman is dishonest.
Given what has happened to many previous OpenAI promises, including the non-profit oversight, the resources once set aside for safety, etc, I think that we should realistically consider the possibility that OpenAI is perfectly happy sign a contract with no real safeguards while the government tries to illegally destroy their competitor.
This is possible. The alternative hypothesis is Sam Altman is dishonest.
Given what has happened to many previous OpenAI promises, including the non-profit oversight, the resources once set aside for safety, etc, I think that we should realistically consider the possibility that OpenAI is perfectly happy sign a contract with no real safeguards while the government tries to illegally destroy their competitor.