It’s a weird look for a company that has claimed that it wants to make AI “safe for everyone.”
OpenAI has claimed that it’s “leading the way” when it comes to the safe, ethical deployment of artificial intelligence. Weirdly, it has also decided to partner with a company that is actively working to develop killer robots for the U.S. military.
This week, OpenAI announced a new partnership with Anduril Industries, a defense contractor co-founded by Oculus founder Palmer Luckey. Luckey’s little company has managed, in the space of seven years, to build itself into a pivotal player in the defense community. It has done that by churning out drones for the U.S. military, some of which are designed to kill people.
The new partnership between the drone builder and Silicon Valley’s hottest AI vendor will see the two companies come together to “develop and responsibly deploy advanced artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for national security missions,” a press release associated with the deal states.
