07:35 AM EST, 03/04/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Microsoft ( MSFT )-backed (MSFT) OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman told workers that he didn't regret the company's recently announced deal with the US Department of Defense that allows the Pentagon to use its tools for classified work, The Wall Street Journal reported late Tuesday, citing remarks it viewed.

Altman did say at the all-hands meeting that he regretted announcing the decision so quickly as it came across as "opportunistic" and "not united with the field," the report said, citing the remarks.

OpenAI didn't immediately reply to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

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