OpenAI is developing AI-powered cybersecurity capabilities for the US military, and shifting its election security work into high gear, the lab\u2019s execs told the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The public about-face on working with the armed forces comes days after a\u00a0change in\u00a0OpenAI\u2019s policy language, which previously prohibited using its generative AI models for \u201cmilitary and warfare\u201d applications, as well as \u201cthe generation of malware,\u201d with its technology. Those restraints have now disappeared from the ChatGPT maker\u2019s fine print. That said, the super lab stressed that its technology still isn\u2019t supposed to be used for violence, destruction, or communications espionage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur policy does not allow our tools to be used to harm people, develop weapons, for communications surveillance, or to injure others or destroy property,\u201d an OpenAI spokesperson told\u00a0The Register<\/em>\u00a0today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere are, however, national security use cases that align with our mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are already working with DARPA to spur the creation of new cybersecurity tools to secure open source software that critical infrastructure and industry depend on. It was not clear whether these beneficial use cases would have been allowed under \u2018military\u2019 in our previous policies. So the goal with our policy update is to provide clarity and the ability to have these discussions.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Tuesday, during an\u00a0interview\u00a0at the WEF shindig for the leaders of the world, OpenAI VP of Global Affairs Anna Makanju said its partnership with the Pentagon includes developing open source cybersecurity software. OpenAI is also starting talks with the US government on how its technology can help prevent veteran suicides, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBecause we previously had what was essentially a blanket prohibition on military, many people thought that would prohibit many of these use cases, which people think are very much aligned with what we want to see in the world,\u201d Makanju said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, despite removing \u201cmilitary and warfare\u201d along with other\u00a0\u201cdisallowed usages\u201d for ChatGPT, Makanju said OpenAI maintains its ban on using its models to develop weapons to hurt people.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also during the same interview, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the biz is taking steps to ensure its generative AI tools aren\u2019t used to spread election-related disinformation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n It also follows a similar\u00a0push by Microsoft, OpenAI\u2019s largest investor, which, in November announced a five-step election protection strategy for \u201cthe United States and other countries where critical elections will take place in 2024.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere\u2019s a lot at stake in this election,\u201d Altman said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This comes a day after former US president Donald Trump\u2019s\u00a0big win\u00a0in the Iowa caucus on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And all of these topics \u2014 AI, cybersecurity, and disinformation \u2014\u00a0play prominent roles on the agenda as\u00a0world leaders meet\u00a0this week in Davos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the WEF\u2019s\u00a0Global Risks Report 2024, published last week, \u201cmisinformation and disinformation\u201d is the top short-term global risk, with \u201ccyber insecurity\u201d coming in at number four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The rise of generative AI exacerbates these challenges, with\u00a056 percent of executives surveyed at the WEF\u2019s\u00a0Annual Meeting of Cybersecurity\u00a0in November 2023 saying\u00a0generative AI will give attackers and advantage\u00a0over defenders within the next two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cParticular concern surrounds the use of AI technologies to boost cyber warfare capabilities, with good reason,\u201d Bernard Montel, EMEA technical director at Tenable, told\u00a0The Register<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhile AI has made astronomical technological advancements in the last 12 to 24 months, allowing an autonomous device to make the final judgment is incomprehensible today,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhile AI is capable of quickly identifying and automating some actions that need to be taken, it\u2019s imperative that humans are the ones making critical decisions on where and when to act from the intelligence AI provides.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" OpenAI is developing AI-powered cybersecurity capabilities for the US military, and shifting its election security work into high gear, the lab\u2019s execs told the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos this week. 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