Before telling employees they do not get a say in how the government uses OpenAI services, CEO Sam Altman said intelligence agencies are no longer allowed to use OpenAI as they see fit.On Monday, Altman cited the Fourth Amendment as a reason to change OpenAI's contract with the federal government.'The Department also affirmed that our services will not be used by Department of War intelligence agencies.'Altman said the company would amend its deal to include the following text: "Consistent with applicable laws, including the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution ... the AI system shall not be intentionally used for domestic surveillance of U.S. persons and nationals."The text added, "For the avoidance of doubt, the Department understands this limitation to prohibit deliberate tracking, surveillance, or monitoring of U.S. persons or nationals, including through the procurement or use of commercially acquired personal or identifiable information."Altman expressed a desire for a "democratic process" that could protect the civil liberties of Americans, while adding that the Department of War agreed to the new terms that keep his product out of the hands of the intelligence community."The Department also affirmed that our services will not be used by Department of War intelligence agencies (for example, the NSA). Any services to those agencies would require a follow-on modification to our contract."Unfortunately for Altman, his post was hit with a hard community note that claimed this was "the opposite" of what he told employees the next day.RELATED: Gamers REVOLT over age-verify scheme subjecting users to 'suspicious entity detection' Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images As CNBC reported, Altman told staff at an internal meeting that the company does not get a say in how the government uses OpenAI for operations."So maybe you think the Iran strike was good and the Venezuela invasion was bad," Altman reportedly said on Tuesday. "You don't get to weigh in on that."OpenAI does not "get to make operational decisions" regarding how its AI is used by the Department of War, the CEO added.Altman also reportedly told his team that while the Pentagon respects his company's expertise, the agency made it clear that the final decisions rest solely with Secretary Pete Hegseth.RELATED: Sam Altman slams ICE in message to OpenAI employees: 'What's happening ... is going too far' The about-face seems even more bizarre when considering Altman's follow-up post on X from Monday evening. In it, he described "alignment, democratization, empowerment, and individual agency" as the principles he cares most about.At the same time he explained how AI needs to be "democratized" for the world as an open product, he wondered how he would feel if his product could have prevented an attack on U.S. soil but was not used by the government."I think there are real dangers coming to the world, and maybe pretty soon; I tried to put myself in the mindset of how I'd feel the day after an attack on the US or a new bioweapon we could have helped prevent."This is more in tune with what he told his employees on Tuesday, which also included that he hoped the government would be "willing to work with us, even if our safety stack annoys them."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Three females were caught on video going on a rampage at the drive-thru window of New Jersey Wendy's fast-food restaurant recently — and now they're facing criminal charges.Police in Ewing Township said the incident occurred just before 3 a.m. Feb. 21 at the restaurant in the 1700 block of Olden Avenue. It is open 24 hours a day.'Insane.'Police said they received a report about disorderly customers who broke a drive-thru window.An investigation revealed that three females damaged property, attempted to assault employees with items, and fled the scene before officers arrived.However, police said employees recorded video of the incident, and as a result, police were able to identify the suspects: 18-year-old Saniyah Brittingham, 19-year-old Leah Williford Stevens, and 23-year-old Honesty Harrison, all of whom hail from neighboring Trenton.Police said Brittingham and Williford Stevens are facing charges of burglary, criminal mischief, and unlawful possession of a weapon, while Harrison is facing charges of criminal mischief and burglary.Brittingham and Harrison turned themselves in Friday, but Williford Stevens was still at large, according to WPVI-TV.In the station's video report below, the females are seen chucking drinks and other items at employees as apparent food is splattered around the drive-thru window — as well on the suspects. It appears toward the end of one clip that the trio get a taste of their own medicine as a huge batch of liquid flies in their direction as they take off running.RELATED: Wendy's worker punches drive-thru customer through car window — then steals car, hits victim with car, bites 2 cops: Police WPVI said police didn't indicate what may have sparked the incident, and a handful of people the station interviewed seemed deflated by the whole thing."I kinda get depressed about seeing young people just do that," Rupert Johnson of neighboring Lawrence, N.J., told WPVI."This is not something that should be happening," Dawn Hemsey of Ewing Township told the station, adding that the actions caught on video are "insane."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

NBA legend Charles Barkley says "stupid" people "need something to trigger them."The Hall of Fame player was referring to the Team USA men's Olympic hockey team visiting President Donald Trump at the State of the Union address and the White House last month. The event sparked controversy because of the way Trump delivered the invite.'I'm not a Trump guy. I want to make that clear.'The president called the men's locker room after the team defeated Canada 2-1 in the gold medal game on February 22, but his invite to the White House included a joke about the women's gold medal team."We're going to have to bring the women's team," the president told the team as they laughed. He added that he "probably would be impeached" if he didn't.While the call resulted in apologies, condemnations, and struggle sessions with the media, Barkley defended the team's choice to visit the capital."Guys who didn't want to go shouldn't have to explain why they didn't go. I've said this before. I'm not a Trump guy. But if I got invited to the White House, I would go," Barkley told co-host Ernie Johnson on "The Steam Room.""I'm not a Trump guy. I want to make that clear," Barkley reiterated. "But I respect the office. He's the president of the United States. But if guys don't want to go, I understand that too. It doesn't have to be a talking point. It doesn't have to be ... 'un-American.'"Earlier in the discussion, the 63-year-old made a point of saying that while he did not agree with everything the government does, he understands that the general public can't stop themselves from being triggered.RELATED: Boston Bruins players cave over Trump phone call: 'Certainly sorry' — 'we should have reacted differently' "Yo, man, why do y'all have to mess up everything?" Barkley said about Trump's phone call. He then told his fellow Americans to stop "falling for stupidity" like that, while also placing blame on the government for purposely saying things that trigger people."I know y'all say stuff to trigger them. Y'all say stuff, and y'all know they going to be fools," Barkley told the administration.When co-host Johnson tried to redirect Barkley's blame to Trump's call to the hockey team, the former athlete said that people should control themselves and not react to everything, but also that they often react anyway because they are "stupid.""We don't have to fall for stupidity, Ernie," Barkley argued. "But we do, [and] that's my point. These people out here are stupid. They need something to trigger them."RELATED: Team USA players interrogated by woke Canadian media over Trump call — 'Why would you laugh?' Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Barkley went on to say he did not like how divisive the phone call had become, and that such division has "screwed up" the United States."Everything is not Democrat, Republican, conservative, or liberal," he argued. "That's why we got this divided, screwed-up country.""Stop it, man," Barkley soon pleaded, looking directly into the camera. The Alabaman then reinforced his reasoning one more time."The public — they're idiots. They're fools. They can't think for themselves."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television are so confident in their upcoming "God of War" adaptation that they’ve already ordered two seasons. But their initial marketing push has drawn sharp criticism from the man who created the video game franchise.'It's just a dumb f**king image.'Bathroom breakLast week, Amazon unveiled the first image of Kratos — the Spartan warrior at the center of the massively popular games. In it, Kratos crouches in the woods, leaning on his haunches as he watches his son Atreus draw an arrow. The photo was meant to stoke excitement for the live-action take on one of gaming’s most iconic characters.For God of War creator David Jaffe, however, it caused an entirely different reaction.RELATED: Comic calls out Peter Dinklage: 'You were in the most offensive movie to little people ever made'“Could you find a picture that doesn’t look like he’s s***ting in the woods?" asked Jaffe. "Because that’s what the picture looks like.” Potty mouthJaffe made the comments in a video posted to his YouTube channel. In the clip, he says he's "a little worried" about the first impression the show was making. "What the f**k is this?” he said. “It’s just a dumb f**king image.”While Jaffe stressed that he was still confident in the show's creative team — saying he had “absolutely no doubt it is going to be a good show" — he refused to soften his stance on the squatting Spartan.RELATED: Robert Duvall: Hollywood 'Apostle' who took Jesus seriously“Two things can be true [at once]," he said. "This can be a terrible image — and it is. It’s so bad in so many ways.” Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival Flush with successGod of War is not the first of Jaffe’s properties to make the jump to television. Paramount+ recently renewed its "Twisted Metal" adaptation for a third season. As co-creator of the game (with Scott Campbell), Jaffe directed four Twisted Metal games between 1995 and 2012.Amazon has increasingly bet on video game adaptations in the streaming arms race. That strategy has delivered at least one breakout hit — "Fallout" — while several other high-profile projects remain in development.