OpenAI partners with Anduril Industries to integrate its artificial intelligence (AI) in the weapons maker’s anti-drone systems, marking the ChatGPT the designer’s most significant advancement to date in the defense sector.
Anduril will leverage OpenAI technology to better detect and respond to unmanned “aerial threats,” largely drones, which have become a central part of modern warfare, the two companies announced Wednesday. OpenAI will also use Anduril data to train its software on these defense systems.
In recent months, OpenAI has sought to expand its partnerships with the US government in the area of national security, saying it wants to support the public sector in adopting AI that upholds democratic values.
OpenAI has partnered with the US Air Force Research Laboratory to adopt its ChatGPT enterprise tools for administrative purposes. The company also hired a former top Pentagon official to lead his national security policy team and added the former head of National Security Agency to its board of directors.
“Our partnership with Anduril will help ensure OpenAI technology protects U.S. military personnel and will help the national security community understand and responsibly use this technology to ensure the safety and freedom of our citizens,” said the CEO of OpenAI. Sam Altman said in a statement.
The deal comes at what the two companies describe as a “pivotal moment” in the accelerating race between the United States and China to dominate AI for military purposes.
