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OpenAI is partnering with defense technology company Anduril Industries to develop and deploy advanced artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to protect the United States and its allies from the looming threat of deadly drones.
“By combining advanced OpenAI models with Anduril’s high-performance defense systems and Lattice software platform, the partnership aims to improve national defense systems that protect US and allied military personnel from attacks by drones and other aircraft,” OpenAI said. Press release on Wednesday.
Amid rapidly evolving aerial threats, OpenAI says the new strategic partnership will focus on improving US unmanned aircraft systems (CUAS), including their ability to detect and respond to threats in real-time.
Both companies plan to explore how advanced Models of artificial intelligence can deconstruct time-sensitive data, improve human performance, and enhance situational awareness.
OpenAI and Anduril announced a strategic partnership on December 4, 2024. (Sergei SUPINSKY/Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)
OpenAI plans to train artificial intelligence models on the CUAS Anduril threat and operations library, a solution the partners insist will “ensure mission success.”
“The acceleration of the race between the United States and China in the development of artificial intelligence makes this moment key. If the United States backs down, we risk losing the technological advantage that has underpinned our national security for decades,” OpenAI continued.
The AI research organization also suggested that today’s national security decisions will determine whether the US remains a leader in the 21st century or risks being “preempted by adversaries who do not share our commitment to freedom and democracy and will use artificial intelligence, to threaten other countries. .”
“Anduril creates defense solutions that meet the urgent operational needs of the U.S. military and allies,” said Brian Schimpf, co-founder and CEO of Anduril Industries. press release. “Our partnership with OpenAI will allow us to leverage their world-class expertise in artificial intelligence to address immediate gaps in air defense capabilities worldwide. Together, we are committed to developing responsive solutions that enable military and intelligence operators to make faster and more accurate decisions in high-pressure situations.”
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, speaks at the Microsoft Build event in Seattle, Washington, U.S., Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (Chona Kassinger/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Anduril and OpenAI say their plans will be subject to “robust oversight” and “technically sound protocols that emphasize trust and accountability.”
“OpenAI builds artificial intelligence to benefit as many people as possible and supports US-led efforts to ensure that this technology preserves democratic values,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman added. “Our partnership with Anduril will help ensure that OpenAI technology protects U.S. military personnel and help the national security community understand and responsibly use this technology to ensure the safety and freedom of our citizens.”
Altman recently told “Fox News Sunday” that he looks forward to working with the incoming administration, adding that he believes President-elect Donald Trump will be able to help make America a world leader in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
But Altman also acknowledged the downsides of artificial intelligence, warning that attackers could use the technology to hack into systems and that US adversaries could potentially create national security problems with powerful new models.
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Iranian defense equipment and domestically produced drones are displayed during a defense industry fair in Tehran, Iran, on August 23, 2023. ((Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)/Getty Images)
Over the past two years, there have been several air incidents on the US mainland.
More than two weeks in December 2023. finish a dozen unidentified drones received permission to fly over Langley Air Force Base.
Two months before Langley, in October 2023, five drones flew over a Nevada Department of Energy national security facility used for nuclear weapons testing. US authorities were also not sure who was behind the drones.
A Chinese surveillance balloon flew over the US for a week last year before the Air Force shot it down off the coast.
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FOX Business’ Morgan Phillips and Steven Soros contributed to this report.
