The Pentagon Asked OpenAI for Artificial Intelligence Designed to Rarely Say No
The U.S. military’s desire for an AI tool with “minimal refusal rates” was revealed through a FOIA lawsuit filed by The Intercept.
National Security
AI Giants Work Hand-in-Hand With the Pentagon, Contracts Reveal
The Intercept sued to obtain records that reveal an intimate relationship between the military and OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and xAI.
License to Kill
The U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During “A Year of Murders”
“The boat strikes are, perhaps, the most stark testament to the lawlessness of the Trump administration.”
Chilling Dissent
Trump Goes After Anonymous Email Provider in Italy. The Real Target Is Free Speech in the U.S.
Trump designated an Italian web-hosting provider as a foreign “terror” group. It could take antifascist sites in the U.S. offline.
Targeting Iran
Sixty More U.S. Soldiers Reported Injured in Iran War
A government official accused the Pentagon of “an accounting trick” in its slow tally of Iran war casualties.
Chilling Dissent
Pentagon Spokesperson Admits There’s a Secret Blacklist of Journalists
When pressed about the Iran war, a CENTCOM press official threatened to put an Intercept reporter on a “list of people to disregard.”
The Dawn of a New Cold War
The growing tension between the United States and China boils down to a battle over resources.
Targeting Iran
The Short Life of a Newborn During the Iran War
“What crime had my 20-day-old grandchild committed?”
Targeting Iran
ICE Worked With Iranian Regime to Set Up Deportation Flights as Trump Laid Plans for War
Internal emails indicate immigration agents complied with an Iranian request to hand over specific nationals — and accidentally sent the wrong person to Iran.
License to Kill
“Total Whitewash”: New Pentagon Report Claims U.S. Killed No Civilians in Boat Strikes
Government officials told The Intercept the War Department’s latest civilian casualty report was “sickening” and a “joke.”