“Last week, OpenAI removed language in its usage policy that would ban its AI from being used in “military and warfare” applications, sparking alarm among AI safety advocates.”
OpenAI deleted “military and warfare” from its usage policy and announced Pentagon work a week later. The weapons ban stays, and OpenAI alone decides where cybersecurity ends and warfare starts. Google earned hundreds of millions from defense contracts after its own staff protested in 2018. The safety charter lasted until the Pentagon called.