In the last few days, OpenAI and its executives have claimed that its DoW deal prevents its models being used for mass domestic surveillance.
As I write in a lengthy explainer for @ReadTransformer today, that appears to be misleading at best.
As @haydenfield wrote earlier today, "OpenAI’s deal is much softer than the one Anthropic was pushing for."
"Every aspect of it boils down to: If it’s technically legal, then the US military can use OpenAI’s technology to carry it out."
And despite OpenAI's assertions, the DoW *does* conduct domestic surveillance using commercial data.
OpenAI says a bunch of safeguards in its contracts prevent its models from being used for these purposes. But the "protections" are flimsy at best, and OpenAI is yet to provide evidence of a clause that specifically prevents it.
I also don't buy that its technical guardrails will do much meaningful.
Important context here is that OpenAI's team has DoW experience. And as @binarybits points out, they're likely well versed in playing word games.
The statement OpenAI gave The Verge earlier today is a perfect example of this.
In the last few days, OpenAI and its executives have claimed that its DoW deal prevents its models being used for mass domestic surveillance.
As I write in a lengthy explainer for @ReadTransformer today, that appears to be misleading at best.As @haydenfield wrote earlier today, "OpenAI’s deal is much softer than the one Anthropic was pushing for."
"Every aspect of it boils down to: If it’s technically legal, then the US military can use OpenAI’s technology to carry it out."
And despite OpenAI's assertions, the DoW *does* conduct domestic surveillance using commercial data.OpenAI says a bunch of safeguards in its contracts prevent its models from being used for these purposes. But the "protections" are flimsy at best, and OpenAI is yet to provide evidence of a clause that specifically prevents it.I also don't buy that its technical guardrails will do much meaningful.Important context here is that OpenAI's team has DoW experience. And as @binarybits points out, they're likely well versed in playing word games.
The statement OpenAI gave The Verge earlier today is a perfect example of this.Read my full piece here:
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In the last few days, OpenAI and its executives have claimed that its DoW deal prevents its models being used for mass domestic surveillance.
As I write in a lengthy explainer for @ReadTransformer today, that appears to be misleading at best. ... As @haydenfield wrote earlier today, "OpenAI’s deal is much softer than the one Anthropic was pushing for."
"Every aspect of it boils down to: If it’s technically legal, then the US military can use OpenAI’s technology to carry it out."
And despite OpenAI's assertions, the DoW *does* conduct domestic surveillance using commercial data. ... OpenAI says a bunch of safeguards in its contracts prevent its models from being used for these purposes. But the "protections" are flimsy at best, and OpenAI is yet to provide evidence of a clause that specifically prevents it. ... I also don't buy that its technical guardrails will do much meaningful. ... Important context here is that OpenAI's team has DoW experience. And as @binarybits points out, they're likely well versed in playing word games.
The statement OpenAI gave The Verge earlier today is a perfect example of this. ... Read my full piece here:
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