According to MIT Technology Review, tensions have erupted over AI companies’ involvement with military applications. Anthropic and the Pentagon engaged in a dispute over weaponizing Anthropic’s Claude AI model, the publication reports.
MIT Technology Review describes OpenAI’s subsequent deal with the Pentagon as “opportunistic and sloppy.” Following these developments, the publication reports that ChatGPT users quit the platform “in droves,” though specific numbers were not provided in the excerpt.
The controversies sparked what MIT Technology Review characterizes as “the biggest protest against AI to date,” with demonstrators marching through London. The publication frames these events under the headline “AI goes to war,” suggesting a broader conflict over the role of artificial intelligence in military contexts and the ethical implications of AI companies partnering with defense organizations.