What's the best case scenario regarding OpenAI's contract w/ the Department of War (DoW)?

We have access to the full contract
It's airtight
OAI's engineers are on top of things in case the DoW breaks the contract
There's actual teeth for violations

But even then, the DoW can simply switch vendors. Use Gemini. Use Grok. If these models aren't capable enough, then just wait a year.

In the past[1], the DoW has purchased commercial location data, on Americans, w/o warrants. In recent negotiations,[2] the DoW wanted to use Claude to analyze existing data. In the future, well, I don't think they'll have a change of heart on the subject.

The only viable option to stop this is to:

Push for Legislation

The main problem is the Third Party Doctrine: a 1979 Supreme Court case ruling that you have no privacy regarding 3rd party data. Now it's 2026 where every app on your phone is considered 3rd party data, including your private messages and location.

As long as the government purchases it, it's legal.[3]

However, there have been several attempts to fix this, such as when Senators Ron Wyden (D) & Rand Paul (R) introduced the The Fourth [...]

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First published:
March 3rd, 2026

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/drMm8QXsWYiPj7KQZ/mass-surveillance-w-llms-is-the-default-outcome-contracts

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

“Mass Surveillance w/ LLMs is the Default Outcome. Contracts Won’t Change That.” by Logan Riggs

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“Mass Surveillance w/ LLMs is the Default Outcome. Contracts Won’t Change That.” by Logan Riggs