OpenAI to partner with military defense tech company [Video]

OpenAI and military defense technology company Anduril Industries said Wednesday that they would work together to use artificial intelligence for “national security missions.”

The ChatGPT-maker and Anduril will focus on improving defenses against drone attacks, the companies said in a joint release.

The partnership comes nearly a year after OpenAI did away with wording in its policies that banned use of its technology for military or warfare purposes.

Founded in 2017, Anduril is a technology company that builds command and control systems and a variety of drones, counting the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom among its customers, according to its website.

OpenAI said in October that it was collaborating with the US military’s research arm DARPA on cyber defenses for critical networks.

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