October 26, 2024

OpenAI’s approach to AI and national security

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The document outlines OpenAI’s approach to national security work, guided by their core values of promoting democratic values, ensuring safety, acting responsibly, and maintaining accountability.
They believe AI should be developed and used in ways that protect individual rights and foster innovation.
Their goal is to use AI to mitigate risks, enhance security, and safeguard human rights, while prohibiting the use of AI to cause harm or infringe on basic rights.
OpenAI sees opportunities to collaborate with the U.S. government and allies to advance AI in a way that upholds democratic values.
However, they are taking a careful, measured approach, evaluating each potential partnership through a formal process to ensure alignment with their policies and values.
The document also mentions the recent White House National Security Memorandum on AI, which OpenAI views as an important step forward in setting norms around the responsible use of AI in the national security context.

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