Weasel Words: OpenAI’s Pentagon Deal Won’t Stop AI‑Powered Surveillance

Weasel Words: OpenAI’s Pentagon Deal Won’t Stop AI‑Powered Surveillance

OpenAI, the maker of ChaptGPT, is rightfully facing widespread criticism for its decisions to fill the gap the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) created when rival Anthropic refused to drop its restrictions against using its AI for surveillance and autonomous weapons systems. After protests from both users and employees who did not sign up to support government mass surveillance—early…

AI, the Pentagon, and the Surveillance State

by Martin Armstrong, Armstrong Economics: The resignation of Caitlin Kalinowski from OpenAI has triggered a debate that goes far beyond Silicon Valley. Kalinowski stepped down shortly after the company entered into an agreement with the United States Department of Defense to deploy its artificial intelligence models on government systems. The issue was not simply the partnership itself, but the speed at […]