Anduril Industries—Anduril partnered with OpenAI to develop military AI for Pentagon anti-drone defense
In December 2024, Anduril announced a partnership with OpenAI to develop military artificial intelligence systems for the US Pentagon, focused on defending against weaponized drone attacks. OpenAI will provide GPT-4o and o1 models integrated with Anduril's Lattice defense software platform. The partnership raised ethical concerns among OpenAI employees about AI technology being applied to military use. This marked a significant step in the militarization of frontier AI models.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Safety | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Military & Defense Contracts | +toward | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.643 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Washington Post reported OpenAI employees questioned ethics of military AI deal with Anduril
The Washington Post reported that hours after OpenAI announced its partnership with Anduril to develop military AI for anti-drone defense, some OpenAI employees raised ethical concerns about AI technology being put to military use. OpenAI will deliver GPT-4o and o1 models combined with Anduril's Lattice defense platform for Pentagon use.