OpenAI Is Working With US Military on Cybersecurity Tools

Published on January 17, 2024

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  • ChatGPT maker sees merit in working with defense department
  • Company’s terms still prohibit using tech for weapons

OpenAI is working with the Pentagon on a number of projects including cybersecurity capabilities, a departure from the startup’s earlier ban on providing its artificial intelligence to militaries.

The ChatGPT maker is developing tools with the US Defense Department on open-source cybersecurity software, and has had initial talks with the US government about methods to assist with preventing veteran suicide, Anna Makanju, the company’s vice president of global affairs, said in an interview at Bloomberg House at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday.

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