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OpenAI removes the ban on ‘military and warfare’ use from its usage policy

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Source: The InterceptAlso reported by Computing

OpenAI rewrote its usage policies on 10 January 2024 and dropped the explicit ban on ‘military and warfare’ use; the ban on using its tools to develop or use weapons stayed. The Intercept reported the change on 12 January, and an OpenAI spokesperson said the company wanted to pursue some national security uses, naming cybersecurity work with DARPA.

Why it matters

The explicit bar on military use was gone, opening the way to some non-weapons military and national-security work, though OpenAI would not say how far its remaining ‘harm’ rule reaches.

When
10 Jan 2024
ID
WTA-N-2024-0073
Who
OpenAI, DARPA

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from The Intercept and the reporting credited above. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2024-0073: “OpenAI removes the ban on ‘military and warfare’ use from its usage policy.” wheresthe.ai, 10 Jan 2024. https://wheresthe.ai/d/openai-drops-military-use-ban-2024-01/ (source: The Intercept).

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