Unmasking AI: Pentagon Seeks Transparency From Top LLM Companies To Confront Ethical Challenges
Portfolio Pulse from Nabaparna Bhattacharya
The U.S. Defense Department is pressuring AI firms to reveal more about their technologies. The Pentagon's chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, Craig Martell, is leading this initiative. The Pentagon is advocating for a balance where companies can disclose essential information about their AI software without compromising their intellectual property. A symposium is scheduled in Washington in February 2024 to explore the potential applications and associated risks of large language models (LLMs) in defense. Leading LLM companies include Alphabet Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Meta Platforms, Inc, and Amazon.Com, Inc. Palantir Technologies Inc was recently awarded a $250 million contract from the US Department of Defense.

September 30, 2023 | 4:44 pm
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Apple Inc. has significant announcements lined up for 2024, including 'Apple GPT' and a new LLM.
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Amazon.Com, Inc. previewed the future of Alexa, powered by an LLM specifically optimized for voice interactions.
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Alphabet Inc. is actively developing AI strategies for their products, including integrating its Bard artificial intelligence chatbot with several of its popular products.
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Microsoft Corporation expanded their AI partnership with Meta Platforms, Inc with Llama 2 on Azure and Windows in July.
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