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Chinese military researchers reportedly used Meta AI to develop defense chatbot


Chinese research institutions reportedly used "open" AI from Meta to develop a tool for defense applications.

Chinese research scientists linked to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the military wing of China’s ruling party, reportedly used “open” AI from Meta to develop a tool for defense applications. According to Reuters, Chinese researchers, including two affiliated with a PLA R&D group, used Meta’s Llama 2 AI model to create a military-focused chatbot. The chatbot, called ChatBIT, is designed to gather and process intelligence, Reuters reports, as well as offering information for operational decision-making.

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