OpenAI Strikes Tech Deal with US Pentagon; xAI's Grok Faces Lawsuit Over Child Sexual Abuse Material Generation

OpenAI has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to grant access to its artificial intelligence (AI) technology. This pact allows OpenAI to provide its AI capabilities to the Pentagon, signaling an effort to integrate generative AI into sensitive military domains. The deal is intended to fuse OpenAI's technology with existing military systems. Notably, a partnership with drone specialist Anduril points to specific battlefield applications, with trials reportedly underway in Iran to test generative AI in actual operational scenarios.

Meanwhile, xAI is facing a lawsuit alleging that its generative AI, Grok, produced child sexual abuse material (CSAM) using images of real individuals. The plaintiffs contend that Grok was designed to generate adult content from photographs of real people.

Separately, China has become the first country to approve the commercial use of brain-computer interface (BCI) chips aimed at treating paralysis.

Anthropic has begun recruiting weapons experts to prevent the catastrophic misuse of its technology.

The United States has called for a permanent ban on e-commerce tariffs at the World Trade Organization (WTO), but Brazil, India, and South Africa are opposing the measure.

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