The Pentagon has selected two defence technology companies to compete for the development of voice-controlled, drone swarming software for the US military. OpenAI has partnered with these companies. For the sole purpose of converting spoken orders from military leaders into digital directives for the drones, OpenAI’s technology would be utilised. The drone swarm, weapon integration, and targeting authority would not make use of it.In order to discuss private, non-public issues, everyone involved requested to remain anonymous. In January, the Pentagon unveiled a $100 million reward challenge, which includes this project. The challenge requires the participating firm to provide working prototypes of technology that can autonomously control groups of drones that can make decisions and carry out missions. Depending on how well and how interested the competitors are, the six-month tournament will move forward in stages.More Specifics of OpenAI’s PartnershipThere has been no prior reporting regarding the engagement of OpenAI. Nevertheless, the chosen businesses remain anonymous. Several sources have indicated that OpenAI has not yet determined its next steps or finalised its agreements with the participating defence-tech businesses. Instead of providing their state-of-the-art models, OpenAI would just supply the open-source version of their model.The business reportedly offers installation support as well.… Read MoreStartupTalky- Business News, Insights and Stories
