OpenAI Allows the Use of Artificial Intelligence for Military Purposes

OpenAI has been one of the technology companies we talked about the most in the last year. GPT-4, the large language model (LLM) developed by him, and the artificial intelligence-supported chat bot that is available to everyone. ChatGPT OpenAI, which managed to shake the technology world with its success, has achieved great success, but also “Artificial intelligence Will it bring about the end of humanity?He rushed into the discussions with a fuel tanker.

Moreover, the biggest controversies surrounding OpenAI may be yet to come. Because OpenAI updated its usage policies and said “Unauthorized use of our models” section from the page. In the said section, OpenAI products It was stated that its use for military and war purposes was prohibited. However, there is no such warning anymore.

The warnings on OpenAI’s old usage policies page were as follows:

In the release notes section of OpenAI’s new “Usage Policies” page, effective January 10, “We have updated our Usage Policies to be clearer and provide more service-specific guidance.“. However, stating the purposes for which artificial intelligence cannot be used, “unauthorized useThe removal of the ” part raised a big question mark.

When we look at the old usage policies page of OpenAI products;

• weapon development
• military and war
• Management or operation of critical infrastructures in the fields of energy, transportation and water
• Content that promotes, promotes, or depicts acts of self-harm such as suicide, self-cutting, and eating disorders

It was clearly stated that its use was prohibited for activities that pose a high risk of physical harm, such as As for “clearer” new usage policies There are no warnings regarding military and combat use. Warnings continue to be made about weapons development, infrastructure services and suicide.

OpenAI’s new usage policies page is as follows:

There is nothing more normal than OpenAI changing its usage policies as it develops new products. For example, with the recently launched GPT Store, developers can GPT-4 It will feature their own applications developed with and it is normal for their usage policies to be updated to make room for more types of applications.

However, the fact that OpenAI continues to update and maintain almost all warnings in its old usage policies and has removed the warnings in the military field does not mean that the company fully allows the use of GPT-4 in the military field, but it can be interpreted as not imposing a ban.