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Meta is letting the US military use its Llama AI model for national security
applications

Date:
Tue, 05 Nov 2024 19:05:00 +0000

Description:
Meta has updated its acceptable use policy to open the door for government
applications.

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Meta will now work with government agencies to develop military applications
Concerns have been raised about security risks for AI Researchers find
evidence China has already used Llama for defense

Meta has announced it is offering the use of its Llama generative AI model to
government organizations for national security applications, and that it is
working with US agencies and contractors to support their work.

Amongst those Meta has partnered with are Lockheed Martin, AWS, and Oracle.
An example the company has given is its work with Oracle to synthesize
aircraft maintenance documents to enable technicians to diagnose problems
more quickly and accurately.

Lockheed Martin is also said to have incorporated Llama into its AI factory,
which Meta says has accelerated code generation, data analysis, and enhanced
business processes. Step change on policy

This is a significant change from Llamas acceptable use policy, which
prohibits the use of models for military, warfare, nuclear industries or
applications, espionage, and it specifically prohibits weapon development and
promoting violence.

The use of AI in defense is challenged by some, who cite security concerns
like potentially compromisable data. Other vulnerabilities, like bias and
hallucinations, are intrinsic to AI and cannot be avoided, experts have
warned.

The catalyst for this drastic change in policy could be the recent reports
that China has used the model in its own military applications. Llama was
reportedly used by the state to gather and process intelligence, creating
ChatBIT for military dialogue and question answering.

This was, of course, against Llamas terms of use, but since the model is
public and open source, the policy is difficult to enforce.

"In the global competition on AI, the alleged role of a single, and outdated,
version of an American open-source model is irrelevant when we know China is
already investing more than a trillion dollars to surpass the US on AI," Meta
said in a statement.

Meta have confirmed it will also be making exceptions for government agencies
in the other Five Eyes countries of Canada, Australia, the UK, and New
Zealand.

Via TechCrunch

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/meta-is-letting-the-us-military-use-its-llama-ai
-model-for-national-security-applications

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